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Participate means to take part in. Regular: participate-participated-participated.
Meanings
- To take part in
- To be involved
- To share
Common Collocations
participate in
participate actively
participation
participant
encourage participation
Tip for Learners
Participant = person participating. Participation = taking part. More formal than "take part."
Present Simple
| I | participate |
| you | participate |
| he/she/it | participates |
| we | participate |
| they | participate |
Examples - Present Simple
- I participate in weekly meetings.
- You participate actively in class.
- She participates in competitions.
- We participate in community events.
- They participate in research studies.
Present Continuous
| I | am participating |
| you | are participating |
| he/she/it | is participating |
| we | are participating |
| they | are participating |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am participating in the workshop.
- You are participating in the discussion.
- She is participating in the tournament.
- We are participating in the study.
- They are participating in the event.
Present Perfect
| I | have participated |
| you | have participated |
| he/she/it | has participated |
| we | have participated |
| they | have participated |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have participated in many events.
- You have participated actively.
- She has participated in competitions.
- We have participated in research.
- They have participated regularly.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been participating |
| you | have been participating |
| he/she/it | has been participating |
| we | have been participating |
| they | have been participating |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been participating regularly.
- You have been participating actively.
- She has been participating in competitions.
- We have been participating in research.
- They have been participating consistently.
Past Simple
| I | participated |
| you | participated |
| he/she/it | participated |
| we | participated |
| they | participated |
Examples - Past Simple
- I participated in the workshop.
- You participated in the discussion.
- She participated in the tournament.
- We participated in the study.
- They participated in the event.
Past Continuous
| I | was participating |
| you | were participating |
| he/she/it | was participating |
| we | were participating |
| they | were participating |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was participating in the workshop.
- You were participating actively.
- She was participating in the debate.
- We were participating in research.
- They were participating in the event.
Past Perfect
| I | had participated |
| you | had participated |
| he/she/it | had participated |
| we | had participated |
| they | had participated |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had participated in events.
- You had participated before.
- She had participated in competitions.
- We had participated in research.
- They had participated regularly.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been participating |
| you | had been participating |
| he/she/it | had been participating |
| we | had been participating |
| they | had been participating |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been participating for years.
- You had been participating actively.
- He had been participating in competitions.
- We had been participating in research.
- They had been participating consistently.
Future Simple
| I | will participate |
| you | will participate |
| he/she/it | will participate |
| we | will participate |
| they | will participate |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will participate in the workshop.
- You will participate actively.
- She will participate in the tournament.
- We will participate in the study.
- They will participate in the event.
Future Continuous
| I | will be participating |
| you | will be participating |
| he/she/it | will be participating |
| we | will be participating |
| they | will be participating |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be participating tomorrow.
- You will be participating actively.
- He will be participating in competitions.
- We will be participating in research.
- They will be participating regularly.
Future Perfect
| I | will have participated |
| you | will have participated |
| he/she/it | will have participated |
| we | will have participated |
| they | will have participated |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have participated in many.
- You will have participated enough.
- She will have participated in competitions.
- We will have participated in research.
- They will have participated regularly.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been participating |
| you | will have been participating |
| he/she/it | will have been participating |
| we | will have been participating |
| they | will have been participating |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been participating for years.
- You will have been participating actively.
- He will have been participating in competitions.
- We will have been participating in research.
- They will have been participating consistently.