slice
slices
slicing
sliced
Slice means to cut into thin, flat pieces. Regular verb: slice-sliced-sliced.
Meanings
- To cut into thin pieces
- To divide into portions
- To move through something smoothly
Common Collocations
slice of life
slice through
slice and dice
sliced bread
slice of the pie
Tip for Learners
Best thing since sliced bread describes something excellent. Slice of the pie means a share of something.
Present Simple
| I | slice |
| you | slice |
| he/she/it | slices |
| we | slice |
| they | slice |
Examples - Present Simple
- I slice the bread.
- You slice the tomatoes.
- She slices the onions.
- We slice the cake.
- They slice the meat.
Present Continuous
| I | am slicing |
| you | are slicing |
| he/she/it | is slicing |
| we | are slicing |
| they | are slicing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am slicing the bread.
- You are slicing tomatoes.
- She is slicing onions.
- We are slicing the cake.
- They are slicing the meat.
Present Perfect
| I | have sliced |
| you | have sliced |
| he/she/it | has sliced |
| we | have sliced |
| they | have sliced |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have sliced the bread.
- You have sliced tomatoes.
- She has sliced onions.
- We have sliced the cake.
- They have sliced the meat.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been slicing |
| you | have been slicing |
| he/she/it | has been slicing |
| we | have been slicing |
| they | have been slicing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been slicing bread.
- You have been slicing tomatoes.
- She has been slicing onions.
- We have been slicing cakes.
- They have been slicing meat.
Past Simple
| I | sliced |
| you | sliced |
| he/she/it | sliced |
| we | sliced |
| they | sliced |
Examples - Past Simple
- I sliced the bread.
- You sliced tomatoes.
- She sliced onions.
- We sliced the cake.
- They sliced the meat.
Past Continuous
| I | was slicing |
| you | were slicing |
| he/she/it | was slicing |
| we | were slicing |
| they | were slicing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was slicing bread.
- You were slicing tomatoes.
- She was slicing onions.
- We were slicing the cake.
- They were slicing meat.
Past Perfect
| I | had sliced |
| you | had sliced |
| he/she/it | had sliced |
| we | had sliced |
| they | had sliced |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had sliced the bread.
- You had sliced tomatoes.
- She had sliced onions.
- We had sliced the cake.
- They had sliced the meat.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been slicing |
| you | had been slicing |
| he/she/it | had been slicing |
| we | had been slicing |
| they | had been slicing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been slicing bread.
- You had been slicing tomatoes.
- He had been slicing onions.
- We had been slicing cakes.
- They had been slicing meat.
Future Simple
| I | will slice |
| you | will slice |
| he/she/it | will slice |
| we | will slice |
| they | will slice |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will slice the bread.
- You will slice tomatoes.
- She will slice onions.
- We will slice the cake.
- They will slice the meat.
Future Continuous
| I | will be slicing |
| you | will be slicing |
| he/she/it | will be slicing |
| we | will be slicing |
| they | will be slicing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be slicing bread.
- You will be slicing tomatoes.
- He will be slicing onions.
- We will be slicing cakes.
- They will be slicing meat.
Future Perfect
| I | will have sliced |
| you | will have sliced |
| he/she/it | will have sliced |
| we | will have sliced |
| they | will have sliced |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have sliced the bread.
- You will have sliced tomatoes.
- She will have sliced onions.
- We will have sliced the cake.
- They will have sliced the meat.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been slicing |
| you | will have been slicing |
| he/she/it | will have been slicing |
| we | will have been slicing |
| they | will have been slicing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been slicing bread.
- You will have been slicing tomatoes.
- He will have been slicing onions.
- We will have been slicing cakes.
- They will have been slicing meat.