patch
patches
patching
patched
Patch means to repair or fix temporarily. Regular: patch-patched-patched.
Meanings
- To repair
- To fix temporarily
- To connect (call)
Common Collocations
patch up
patch together
software patch
patch things up
eye patch
Tip for Learners
Patch up = repair OR reconcile. Patch things up = resolve disagreement. Patch (noun) = piece for repair.
Present Simple
| I | patch |
| you | patch |
| he/she/it | patches |
| we | patch |
| they | patch |
Examples - Present Simple
- I patch my jeans with fabric.
- You patch the holes in the roof.
- She patches up wounds.
- We patch the software bugs.
- They patch the walls.
Present Continuous
| I | am patching |
| you | are patching |
| he/she/it | is patching |
| we | are patching |
| they | are patching |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am patching my jeans.
- You are patching the roof.
- She is patching the wound.
- We are patching the software.
- They are patching the walls.
Present Perfect
| I | have patched |
| you | have patched |
| he/she/it | has patched |
| we | have patched |
| they | have patched |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have patched my jeans.
- You have patched the roof.
- She has patched the wound.
- We have patched the software.
- They have patched the walls.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been patching |
| you | have been patching |
| he/she/it | has been patching |
| we | have been patching |
| they | have been patching |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been patching my jeans.
- You have been patching the roof.
- She has been patching wounds.
- We have been patching software.
- They have been patching walls.
Past Simple
| I | patched |
| you | patched |
| he/she/it | patched |
| we | patched |
| they | patched |
Examples - Past Simple
- I patched my jeans.
- You patched the roof.
- She patched the wound.
- We patched the software.
- They patched the walls.
Past Continuous
| I | was patching |
| you | were patching |
| he/she/it | was patching |
| we | were patching |
| they | were patching |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was patching my jeans.
- You were patching the roof.
- She was patching the wound.
- We were patching the software.
- They were patching the walls.
Past Perfect
| I | had patched |
| you | had patched |
| he/she/it | had patched |
| we | had patched |
| they | had patched |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had patched my jeans.
- You had patched the roof.
- She had patched the wound.
- We had patched the software.
- They had patched the walls.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been patching |
| you | had been patching |
| he/she/it | had been patching |
| we | had been patching |
| they | had been patching |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been patching my jeans.
- You had been patching the roof.
- He had been patching wounds.
- We had been patching software.
- They had been patching walls.
Future Simple
| I | will patch |
| you | will patch |
| he/she/it | will patch |
| we | will patch |
| they | will patch |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will patch my jeans.
- You will patch the roof.
- She will patch the wound.
- We will patch the software.
- They will patch the walls.
Future Continuous
| I | will be patching |
| you | will be patching |
| he/she/it | will be patching |
| we | will be patching |
| they | will be patching |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be patching my jeans.
- You will be patching the roof.
- He will be patching the wound.
- We will be patching the software.
- They will be patching the walls.
Future Perfect
| I | will have patched |
| you | will have patched |
| he/she/it | will have patched |
| we | will have patched |
| they | will have patched |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have patched my jeans.
- You will have patched the roof.
- She will have patched the wound.
- We will have patched the software.
- They will have patched the walls.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been patching |
| you | will have been patching |
| he/she/it | will have been patching |
| we | will have been patching |
| they | will have been patching |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been patching my jeans.
- You will have been patching the roof.
- He will have been patching wounds.
- We will have been patching software.
- They will have been patching walls.