precede
precedes
preceding
preceded
Precede means to come before. Regular: precede-preceded-preceded.
Meanings
- To come before
- To go in front of
- To be earlier than
Common Collocations
preceded by
preceding year
precedent
take precedence
in the preceding
Tip for Learners
Don't confuse with proceed (continue). Precedent = earlier example. Take precedence = be more important.
Present Simple
| I | precede |
| you | precede |
| he/she/it | precedes |
| we | precede |
| they | precede |
Examples - Present Simple
- I precede him in the rankings.
- You precede me in seniority.
- She precedes her boss into meetings.
- We precede them in line.
- They precede us alphabetically.
Present Continuous
| I | am preceding |
| you | are preceding |
| he/she/it | is preceding |
| we | are preceding |
| they | are preceding |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am preceding you into the room.
- You are preceding me.
- She is preceding her colleague.
- We are preceding them.
- They are preceding us.
Present Perfect
| I | have preceded |
| you | have preceded |
| he/she/it | has preceded |
| we | have preceded |
| they | have preceded |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have preceded him.
- You have preceded me.
- She has preceded her boss.
- We have preceded them.
- They have preceded us.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been preceding |
| you | have been preceding |
| he/she/it | has been preceding |
| we | have been preceding |
| they | have been preceding |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been preceding him.
- You have been preceding me.
- She has been preceding her boss.
- We have been preceding them.
- They have been preceding us.
Past Simple
| I | preceded |
| you | preceded |
| he/she/it | preceded |
| we | preceded |
| they | preceded |
Examples - Past Simple
- I preceded him by minutes.
- You preceded me.
- She preceded her boss.
- We preceded them.
- They preceded us.
Past Continuous
| I | was preceding |
| you | were preceding |
| he/she/it | was preceding |
| we | were preceding |
| they | were preceding |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was preceding him.
- You were preceding me.
- She was preceding her boss.
- We were preceding them.
- They were preceding us.
Past Perfect
| I | had preceded |
| you | had preceded |
| he/she/it | had preceded |
| we | had preceded |
| they | had preceded |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had preceded him.
- You had preceded me.
- She had preceded her boss.
- We had preceded them.
- They had preceded us.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been preceding |
| you | had been preceding |
| he/she/it | had been preceding |
| we | had been preceding |
| they | had been preceding |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been preceding him.
- You had been preceding me.
- He had been preceding his boss.
- We had been preceding them.
- They had been preceding us.
Future Simple
| I | will precede |
| you | will precede |
| he/she/it | will precede |
| we | will precede |
| they | will precede |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will precede him.
- You will precede me.
- She will precede her boss.
- We will precede them.
- They will precede us.
Future Continuous
| I | will be preceding |
| you | will be preceding |
| he/she/it | will be preceding |
| we | will be preceding |
| they | will be preceding |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be preceding him.
- You will be preceding me.
- He will be preceding his boss.
- We will be preceding them.
- They will be preceding us.
Future Perfect
| I | will have preceded |
| you | will have preceded |
| he/she/it | will have preceded |
| we | will have preceded |
| they | will have preceded |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have preceded him.
- You will have preceded me.
- She will have preceded her boss.
- We will have preceded them.
- They will have preceded us.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been preceding |
| you | will have been preceding |
| he/she/it | will have been preceding |
| we | will have been preceding |
| they | will have been preceding |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been preceding him.
- You will have been preceding me.
- He will have been preceding his boss.
- We will have been preceding them.
- They will have been preceding us.