Slow – English Verbs Conjugation

slow slows slowing slowed

Slow means to reduce speed or rate of movement. Regular verb: slow-slowed-slowed.

Meanings

To reduce speed
To become less active or intense
To delay progress

Common Collocations

slow down slow to respond slow progress slow and steady slow the pace

Tip for Learners

Slow down is the most common phrasal form. Slow and steady wins the race means patience leads to success.

Present Simple

I	slow
you	slow
he/she/it	slows
we	slow
they	slow

Examples - Present Simple

I slow down at intersections.
You slow the process.
She slows her pace.
We slow the economy.
They slow traffic.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am slowing down.
You are slowing the process.
She is slowing her pace.
We are slowing the economy.
They are slowing traffic.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have slowed down.
You have slowed the process.
She has slowed her pace.
We have slowed the economy.
They have slowed traffic.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been slowing down.
You have been slowing the process.
She has been slowing her pace.
We have been slowing the economy.
They have been slowing traffic.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I slowed down.
You slowed the process.
She slowed her pace.
We slowed the economy.
They slowed traffic.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was slowing down.
You were slowing the process.
She was slowing her pace.
We were slowing the economy.
They were slowing traffic.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had slowed down.
You had slowed the process.
She had slowed her pace.
We had slowed the economy.
They had slowed traffic.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been slowing down.
You had been slowing the process.
He had been slowing his pace.
We had been slowing the economy.
They had been slowing traffic.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will slow down.
You will slow the process.
She will slow her pace.
We will slow the economy.
They will slow traffic.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be slowing down.
You will be slowing the process.
He will be slowing his pace.
We will be slowing the economy.
They will be slowing traffic.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have slowed down.
You will have slowed the process.
She will have slowed her pace.
We will have slowed the economy.
They will have slowed traffic.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been slowing down.
You will have been slowing the process.
He will have been slowing his pace.
We will have been slowing the economy.
They will have been slowing traffic.