smile
smiles
smiling
smiled
Smile means to form a pleased, happy, or amused expression with the corners of the mouth turned up. Regular verb: smile-smiled-smiled.
Meanings
- To express pleasure with a facial expression
- To look with favor or approval
- To express through smiling
Common Collocations
smile at someone
smile brightly
smile and nod
crack a smile
smile from ear to ear
Tip for Learners
Smile at takes a recipient. Crack a smile means to finally smile. Fortune smiles on means luck favors someone.
Present Simple
| I | smile |
| you | smile |
| he/she/it | smiles |
| we | smile |
| they | smile |
Examples - Present Simple
- I smile at strangers.
- You smile beautifully.
- She smiles at babies.
- We smile for photos.
- They smile constantly.
Present Continuous
| I | am smiling |
| you | are smiling |
| he/she/it | is smiling |
| we | are smiling |
| they | are smiling |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am smiling at you.
- You are smiling beautifully.
- She is smiling at babies.
- We are smiling for the camera.
- They are smiling constantly.
Present Perfect
| I | have smiled |
| you | have smiled |
| he/she/it | has smiled |
| we | have smiled |
| they | have smiled |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have smiled all day.
- You have smiled beautifully.
- She has smiled at babies.
- We have smiled for photos.
- They have smiled constantly.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been smiling |
| you | have been smiling |
| he/she/it | has been smiling |
| we | have been smiling |
| they | have been smiling |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been smiling all day.
- You have been smiling beautifully.
- She has been smiling at babies.
- We have been smiling for photos.
- They have been smiling constantly.
Past Simple
| I | smiled |
| you | smiled |
| he/she/it | smiled |
| we | smiled |
| they | smiled |
Examples - Past Simple
- I smiled at him.
- You smiled beautifully.
- She smiled at the baby.
- We smiled for the photo.
- They smiled constantly.
Past Continuous
| I | was smiling |
| you | were smiling |
| he/she/it | was smiling |
| we | were smiling |
| they | were smiling |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was smiling at him.
- You were smiling beautifully.
- She was smiling at babies.
- We were smiling for the photo.
- They were smiling constantly.
Past Perfect
| I | had smiled |
| you | had smiled |
| he/she/it | had smiled |
| we | had smiled |
| they | had smiled |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had smiled at him.
- You had smiled beautifully.
- She had smiled at the baby.
- We had smiled for the photo.
- They had smiled constantly.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been smiling |
| you | had been smiling |
| he/she/it | had been smiling |
| we | had been smiling |
| they | had been smiling |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been smiling all day.
- You had been smiling beautifully.
- He had been smiling at babies.
- We had been smiling for photos.
- They had been smiling constantly.
Future Simple
| I | will smile |
| you | will smile |
| he/she/it | will smile |
| we | will smile |
| they | will smile |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will smile at him.
- You will smile beautifully.
- She will smile at the baby.
- We will smile for the photo.
- They will smile constantly.
Future Continuous
| I | will be smiling |
| you | will be smiling |
| he/she/it | will be smiling |
| we | will be smiling |
| they | will be smiling |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be smiling all day.
- You will be smiling beautifully.
- He will be smiling at babies.
- We will be smiling for photos.
- They will be smiling constantly.
Future Perfect
| I | will have smiled |
| you | will have smiled |
| he/she/it | will have smiled |
| we | will have smiled |
| they | will have smiled |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have smiled all day.
- You will have smiled beautifully.
- She will have smiled at the baby.
- We will have smiled for the photo.
- They will have smiled constantly.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been smiling |
| you | will have been smiling |
| he/she/it | will have been smiling |
| we | will have been smiling |
| they | will have been smiling |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been smiling all day.
- You will have been smiling beautifully.
- He will have been smiling at babies.
- We will have been smiling for photos.
- They will have been smiling constantly.