pine
pines
pining
pined
Pine means to yearn or long for something intensely. Regular verb: pine-pined-pined.
Meanings
- To yearn intensely
- To waste away from longing
- To grieve
Common Collocations
pine for
pine away
pining for home
pine after
Tip for Learners
Pine for means long for deeply. "She pined for her homeland."
Present Simple
| I | pine |
| you | pine |
| he/she/it | pines |
| we | pine |
| they | pine |
Examples - Present Simple
- I pine for my childhood home.
- You pine for your lost love.
- She pines after her ex.
- We pine for simpler times.
- They pine for their homeland.
Present Continuous
| I | am pining |
| you | are pining |
| he/she/it | is pining |
| we | are pining |
| they | are pining |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am pining for her.
- You are pining for the past.
- She is pining after him.
- We are pining for home.
- They are pining for their country.
Present Perfect
| I | have pined |
| you | have pined |
| he/she/it | has pined |
| we | have pined |
| they | have pined |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have pined for years.
- You have pined for too long.
- She has pined after him.
- We have pined for home.
- They have pined for their homeland.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been pining |
| you | have been pining |
| he/she/it | has been pining |
| we | have been pining |
| they | have been pining |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been pining for her.
- You have been pining for him.
- She has been pining for love.
- We have been pining for home.
- They have been pining for freedom.
Past Simple
| I | pined |
| you | pined |
| he/she/it | pined |
| we | pined |
| they | pined |
Examples - Past Simple
- I pined for her.
- You pined for him.
- She pined for her youth.
- We pined for home.
- They pined for freedom.
Past Continuous
| I | was pining |
| you | were pining |
| he/she/it | was pining |
| we | were pining |
| they | were pining |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was pining for her.
- You were pining for him.
- She was pining after love.
- We were pining for home.
- They were pining for freedom.
Past Perfect
| I | had pined |
| you | had pined |
| he/she/it | had pined |
| we | had pined |
| they | had pined |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had pined for her.
- You had pined too long.
- She had pined after him.
- We had pined for home.
- They had pined for freedom.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been pining |
| you | had been pining |
| he/she/it | had been pining |
| we | had been pining |
| they | had been pining |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been pining for her.
- You had been pining for him.
- He had been pining for love.
- We had been pining for home.
- They had been pining for freedom.
Future Simple
| I | will pine |
| you | will pine |
| he/she/it | will pine |
| we | will pine |
| they | will pine |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will pine for her.
- You will pine for him.
- She will pine for love.
- We will pine for home.
- They will pine for freedom.
Future Continuous
| I | will be pining |
| you | will be pining |
| he/she/it | will be pining |
| we | will be pining |
| they | will be pining |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be pining for her.
- You will be pining for him.
- He will be pining for love.
- We will be pining for home.
- They will be pining for freedom.
Future Perfect
| I | will have pined |
| you | will have pined |
| he/she/it | will have pined |
| we | will have pined |
| they | will have pined |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have pined for years.
- You will have pined too long.
- She will have pined after him.
- We will have pined for home.
- They will have pined for freedom.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been pining |
| you | will have been pining |
| he/she/it | will have been pining |
| we | will have been pining |
| they | will have been pining |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been pining for her.
- You will have been pining for him.
- He will have been pining for love.
- We will have been pining for home.
- They will have been pining for freedom.