Pick – English Verbs Conjugation

pick picks picking picked

Pick means to choose or gather. Regular: pick-picked-picked.

Meanings

To choose
To gather
To remove piece by piece

Common Collocations

pick up pick out pick on pick and choose pick your battles

Tip for Learners

Pick up = collect OR learn OR improve. Pick on = bully. Pick your battles = choose what to fight for.

Present Simple

I	pick
you	pick
he/she/it	picks
we	pick
they	pick

Examples - Present Simple

I pick apples from the orchard.
You pick the worst options.
She picks flowers from the garden.
We pick our team carefully.
They pick candidates thoroughly.

Present Continuous

I	am picking
you	are picking
he/she/it	is picking
we	are picking
they	are picking

Examples - Present Continuous

I am picking apples.
You are picking the wrong one.
She is picking flowers.
We are picking the team.
They are picking candidates.

Present Perfect

I	have picked
you	have picked
he/she/it	has picked
we	have picked
they	have picked

Examples - Present Perfect

I have picked the apples.
You have picked your favorite.
She has picked the flowers.
We have picked the team.
They have picked the winner.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been picking
you	have been picking
he/she/it	has been picking
we	have been picking
they	have been picking

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been picking apples.
You have been picking carefully.
She has been picking flowers.
We have been picking candidates.
They have been picking the best.

Past Simple

I	picked
you	picked
he/she/it	picked
we	picked
they	picked

Examples - Past Simple

I picked the apples.
You picked the wrong one.
She picked the flowers.
We picked the team.
They picked the winner.

Past Continuous

I	was picking
you	were picking
he/she/it	was picking
we	were picking
they	were picking

Examples - Past Continuous

I was picking apples.
You were picking carefully.
She was picking flowers.
We were picking the team.
They were picking candidates.

Past Perfect

I	had picked
you	had picked
he/she/it	had picked
we	had picked
they	had picked

Examples - Past Perfect

I had picked the apples.
You had picked your favorite.
She had picked the flowers.
We had picked the team.
They had picked the winner.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been picking
you	had been picking
he/she/it	had been picking
we	had been picking
they	had been picking

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been picking apples.
You had been picking carefully.
He had been picking flowers.
We had been picking candidates.
They had been picking winners.

Future Simple

I	will pick
you	will pick
he/she/it	will pick
we	will pick
they	will pick

Examples - Future Simple

I will pick the apples.
You will pick your favorite.
She will pick the flowers.
We will pick the team.
They will pick the winner.

Future Continuous

I	will be picking
you	will be picking
he/she/it	will be picking
we	will be picking
they	will be picking

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be picking apples.
You will be picking carefully.
He will be picking flowers.
We will be picking candidates.
They will be picking winners.

Future Perfect

I	will have picked
you	will have picked
he/she/it	will have picked
we	will have picked
they	will have picked

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have picked the apples.
You will have picked your favorite.
She will have picked the flowers.
We will have picked the team.
They will have picked the winner.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been picking
you	will have been picking
he/she/it	will have been picking
we	will have been picking
they	will have been picking

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been picking apples.
You will have been picking carefully.
He will have been picking flowers.
We will have been picking candidates.
They will have been picking winners.