Prove – English Verbs Conjugation

prove proves proving proved

Prove means to demonstrate truth, to turn out to be, or to test. Has both regular and irregular forms. Irregular: prove-proved-proved/proven.

Meanings

To demonstrate as true
To turn out to be
To test quality
To show oneself capable

Common Collocations

prove wrong prove yourself prove to be prove a point proven track record innocent until proven guilty

Tip for Learners

Past participle: proved (British) or proven (American, especially as adjective). "A proven method" but "has proved successful." Prove a point = demonstrate you are right. Prove yourself = show your ability.

Present Simple

I	prove
you	prove
he/she/it	proves
we	prove
they	prove

Examples - Present Simple

I prove my point with evidence.
You prove your worth daily.
She proves theorems mathematically.
We prove our loyalty.
They prove their innocence.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am proving my point.
You are proving your worth.
She is proving the theorem.
We are proving our loyalty.
They are proving their innocence.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have proved my point.
You have proved your worth.
She has proved the theorem.
We have proved our loyalty.
They have proved their innocence.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been proving my point.
You have been proving yourself.
She has been proving theorems.
We have been proving our loyalty.
They have been proving their case.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I proved my point.
You proved your worth.
She proved the theorem.
We proved our loyalty.
They proved their innocence.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was proving my point.
You were proving your worth.
She was proving the theorem.
We were proving our loyalty.
They were proving their case.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had proved my point.
You had proved your worth.
She had proved the theorem.
We had proved our loyalty.
They had proved their innocence.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been proving my point.
You had been proving yourself.
He had been proving theorems.
We had been proving our loyalty.
They had been proving their case.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will prove my point.
You will prove your worth.
She will prove the theorem.
We will prove our loyalty.
They will prove their innocence.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be proving my point.
You will be proving yourself.
He will be proving theorems.
We will be proving our loyalty.
They will be proving their case.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have proved my point.
You will have proved your worth.
She will have proved the theorem.
We will have proved our loyalty.
They will have proved their innocence.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been proving my point.
You will have been proving yourself.
He will have been proving theorems.
We will have been proving our loyalty.
They will have been proving their case.