scratch
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scratched
Scratch means to scrape with nails or a rough object, or to cancel something. Regular verb: scratch-scratched-scratched.
Meanings
- To scrape with nails or claws
- To rub to relieve itching
- To cancel or withdraw
Common Collocations
scratch the surface
scratch your head
from scratch
scratch that
scratch an itch
Tip for Learners
From scratch means from the beginning. Scratch the surface means to deal with something superficially.
Present Simple
| I | scratch |
| you | scratch |
| he/she/it | scratches |
| we | scratch |
| they | scratch |
Examples - Present Simple
- I scratch my head when puzzled.
- You scratch the car.
- She scratches the cat's ears.
- We scratch the surface.
- They scratch the itch.
Present Continuous
| I | am scratching |
| you | are scratching |
| he/she/it | is scratching |
| we | are scratching |
| they | are scratching |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am scratching my head.
- You are scratching the car.
- She is scratching the cat.
- We are scratching the surface.
- They are scratching the itch.
Present Perfect
| I | have scratched |
| you | have scratched |
| he/she/it | has scratched |
| we | have scratched |
| they | have scratched |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have scratched my head.
- You have scratched the car.
- She has scratched the cat.
- We have scratched the surface.
- They have scratched the itch.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been scratching |
| you | have been scratching |
| he/she/it | has been scratching |
| we | have been scratching |
| they | have been scratching |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been scratching my head.
- You have been scratching cars.
- She has been scratching cats.
- We have been scratching surfaces.
- They have been scratching itches.
Past Simple
| I | scratched |
| you | scratched |
| he/she/it | scratched |
| we | scratched |
| they | scratched |
Examples - Past Simple
- I scratched my head.
- You scratched the car.
- She scratched the cat.
- We scratched the surface.
- They scratched the itch.
Past Continuous
| I | was scratching |
| you | were scratching |
| he/she/it | was scratching |
| we | were scratching |
| they | were scratching |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was scratching my head.
- You were scratching the car.
- She was scratching the cat.
- We were scratching the surface.
- They were scratching the itch.
Past Perfect
| I | had scratched |
| you | had scratched |
| he/she/it | had scratched |
| we | had scratched |
| they | had scratched |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had scratched my head.
- You had scratched the car.
- She had scratched the cat.
- We had scratched the surface.
- They had scratched the itch.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been scratching |
| you | had been scratching |
| he/she/it | had been scratching |
| we | had been scratching |
| they | had been scratching |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been scratching my head.
- You had been scratching cars.
- He had been scratching cats.
- We had been scratching surfaces.
- They had been scratching itches.
Future Simple
| I | will scratch |
| you | will scratch |
| he/she/it | will scratch |
| we | will scratch |
| they | will scratch |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will scratch my head.
- You will scratch the car.
- She will scratch the cat.
- We will scratch the surface.
- They will scratch the itch.
Future Continuous
| I | will be scratching |
| you | will be scratching |
| he/she/it | will be scratching |
| we | will be scratching |
| they | will be scratching |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be scratching my head.
- You will be scratching the car.
- He will be scratching the cat.
- We will be scratching the surface.
- They will be scratching the itch.
Future Perfect
| I | will have scratched |
| you | will have scratched |
| he/she/it | will have scratched |
| we | will have scratched |
| they | will have scratched |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have scratched my head.
- You will have scratched the car.
- She will have scratched the cat.
- We will have scratched the surface.
- They will have scratched the itch.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been scratching |
| you | will have been scratching |
| he/she/it | will have been scratching |
| we | will have been scratching |
| they | will have been scratching |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been scratching my head.
- You will have been scratching cars.
- He will have been scratching cats.
- We will have been scratching surfaces.
- They will have been scratching itches.