screw
screws
screwing
screwed
Screw means to fasten with a screw or to twist. Regular verb: screw-screwed-screwed.
Meanings
- To fasten with screws
- To twist or turn
- To cheat (informal)
Common Collocations
screw up
screw in
screw on
have a screw loose
Tip for Learners
Screw up means make a mistake. "Don't screw this up!"
Present Simple
| I | screw |
| you | screw |
| he/she/it | screws |
| we | screw |
| they | screw |
Examples - Present Simple
- I screw the shelves to the wall.
- You screw up often.
- She screws the lightbulb in.
- We screw the lid on tight.
- They screw the pieces together.
Present Continuous
| I | am screwing |
| you | are screwing |
| he/she/it | is screwing |
| we | are screwing |
| they | are screwing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am screwing the shelf.
- You are screwing this up.
- She is screwing the lightbulb.
- We are screwing the lid.
- They are screwing pieces together.
Present Perfect
| I | have screwed |
| you | have screwed |
| he/she/it | has screwed |
| we | have screwed |
| they | have screwed |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have screwed the shelf.
- You have screwed it up.
- She has screwed the lightbulb.
- We have screwed the lid.
- They have screwed pieces together.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been screwing |
| you | have been screwing |
| he/she/it | has been screwing |
| we | have been screwing |
| they | have been screwing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been screwing shelves.
- You have been screwing things up.
- She has been screwing lightbulbs.
- We have been screwing lids.
- They have been screwing pieces.
Past Simple
| I | screwed |
| you | screwed |
| he/she/it | screwed |
| we | screwed |
| they | screwed |
Examples - Past Simple
- I screwed the shelf.
- You screwed it up.
- She screwed the lightbulb.
- We screwed the lid.
- They screwed pieces together.
Past Continuous
| I | was screwing |
| you | were screwing |
| he/she/it | was screwing |
| we | were screwing |
| they | were screwing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was screwing the shelf.
- You were screwing this up.
- She was screwing the lightbulb.
- We were screwing the lid.
- They were screwing pieces.
Past Perfect
| I | had screwed |
| you | had screwed |
| he/she/it | had screwed |
| we | had screwed |
| they | had screwed |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had screwed the shelf.
- You had screwed it up.
- She had screwed the lightbulb.
- We had screwed the lid.
- They had screwed pieces together.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been screwing |
| you | had been screwing |
| he/she/it | had been screwing |
| we | had been screwing |
| they | had been screwing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been screwing shelves.
- You had been screwing things up.
- He had been screwing lightbulbs.
- We had been screwing lids.
- They had been screwing pieces.
Future Simple
| I | will screw |
| you | will screw |
| he/she/it | will screw |
| we | will screw |
| they | will screw |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will screw the shelf.
- You will screw it up.
- She will screw the lightbulb.
- We will screw the lid.
- They will screw pieces together.
Future Continuous
| I | will be screwing |
| you | will be screwing |
| he/she/it | will be screwing |
| we | will be screwing |
| they | will be screwing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be screwing shelves.
- You will be screwing things up.
- He will be screwing lightbulbs.
- We will be screwing lids.
- They will be screwing pieces.
Future Perfect
| I | will have screwed |
| you | will have screwed |
| he/she/it | will have screwed |
| we | will have screwed |
| they | will have screwed |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have screwed the shelf.
- You will have screwed it up.
- She will have screwed the lightbulb.
- We will have screwed the lid.
- They will have screwed pieces together.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been screwing |
| you | will have been screwing |
| he/she/it | will have been screwing |
| we | will have been screwing |
| they | will have been screwing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been screwing shelves.
- You will have been screwing things up.
- He will have been screwing lightbulbs.
- We will have been screwing lids.
- They will have been screwing pieces.