scrape
scrapes
scraping
scraped
Scrape means to rub against a rough surface. Regular verb: scrape-scraped-scraped.
Meanings
- To rub harshly
- To barely achieve
- To remove by rubbing
Common Collocations
scrape by
scrape through
scrape together
scrape the surface
Tip for Learners
Scrape by means barely manage. "She scraped through the exam."
Present Simple
| I | scrape |
| you | scrape |
| he/she/it | scrapes |
| we | scrape |
| they | scrape |
Examples - Present Simple
- I scrape the ice off the windshield.
- You scrape the paint off.
- She scrapes her knee.
- We scrape the plate clean.
- They scrape by financially.
Present Continuous
| I | am scraping |
| you | are scraping |
| he/she/it | is scraping |
| we | are scraping |
| they | are scraping |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am scraping the ice.
- You are scraping the paint.
- She is scraping her knee.
- We are scraping the plate.
- They are scraping by.
Present Perfect
| I | have scraped |
| you | have scraped |
| he/she/it | has scraped |
| we | have scraped |
| they | have scraped |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have scraped the ice.
- You have scraped the paint.
- She has scraped her knee.
- We have scraped the plate.
- They have scraped by.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been scraping |
| you | have been scraping |
| he/she/it | has been scraping |
| we | have been scraping |
| they | have been scraping |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been scraping ice.
- You have been scraping paint.
- She has been scraping knees.
- We have been scraping plates.
- They have been scraping by.
Past Simple
| I | scraped |
| you | scraped |
| he/she/it | scraped |
| we | scraped |
| they | scraped |
Examples - Past Simple
- I scraped the ice.
- You scraped the paint.
- She scraped her knee.
- We scraped the plate.
- They scraped by.
Past Continuous
| I | was scraping |
| you | were scraping |
| he/she/it | was scraping |
| we | were scraping |
| they | were scraping |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was scraping the ice.
- You were scraping the paint.
- She was scraping her knee.
- We were scraping the plate.
- They were scraping by.
Past Perfect
| I | had scraped |
| you | had scraped |
| he/she/it | had scraped |
| we | had scraped |
| they | had scraped |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had scraped the ice.
- You had scraped the paint.
- She had scraped her knee.
- We had scraped the plate.
- They had scraped by.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been scraping |
| you | had been scraping |
| he/she/it | had been scraping |
| we | had been scraping |
| they | had been scraping |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been scraping ice.
- You had been scraping paint.
- He had been scraping knees.
- We had been scraping plates.
- They had been scraping by.
Future Simple
| I | will scrape |
| you | will scrape |
| he/she/it | will scrape |
| we | will scrape |
| they | will scrape |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will scrape the ice.
- You will scrape the paint.
- She will scrape her knee.
- We will scrape the plate.
- They will scrape by.
Future Continuous
| I | will be scraping |
| you | will be scraping |
| he/she/it | will be scraping |
| we | will be scraping |
| they | will be scraping |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be scraping ice.
- You will be scraping paint.
- He will be scraping knees.
- We will be scraping plates.
- They will be scraping by.
Future Perfect
| I | will have scraped |
| you | will have scraped |
| he/she/it | will have scraped |
| we | will have scraped |
| they | will have scraped |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have scraped the ice.
- You will have scraped the paint.
- She will have scraped her knee.
- We will have scraped the plate.
- They will have scraped by.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been scraping |
| you | will have been scraping |
| he/she/it | will have been scraping |
| we | will have been scraping |
| they | will have been scraping |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been scraping ice.
- You will have been scraping paint.
- He will have been scraping knees.
- We will have been scraping plates.
- They will have been scraping by.