Sort – English Verbs Conjugation

sort sorts sorting sorted

Sort means to arrange systematically in groups according to type or quality. Regular verb: sort-sorted-sorted.

Meanings

To arrange into categories or groups
To organize or put in order
To resolve or deal with (British)

Common Collocations

sort out sort through sort of sort by sorted alphabetically

Tip for Learners

Sort out means to organize or resolve. Sort of (informal) means somewhat or to some extent.

Present Simple

I	sort
you	sort
he/she/it	sorts
we	sort
they	sort

Examples - Present Simple

I sort the mail daily.
You sort the laundry.
She sorts the files.
We sort the recycling.
They sort the data.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am sorting the mail.
You are sorting the laundry.
She is sorting the files.
We are sorting the recycling.
They are sorting the data.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have sorted the mail.
You have sorted the laundry.
She has sorted the files.
We have sorted the recycling.
They have sorted the data.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been sorting mail.
You have been sorting laundry.
She has been sorting files.
We have been sorting recycling.
They have been sorting data.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I sorted the mail.
You sorted the laundry.
She sorted the files.
We sorted the recycling.
They sorted the data.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was sorting mail.
You were sorting laundry.
She was sorting files.
We were sorting recycling.
They were sorting data.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had sorted the mail.
You had sorted the laundry.
She had sorted the files.
We had sorted the recycling.
They had sorted the data.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been sorting mail.
You had been sorting laundry.
He had been sorting files.
We had been sorting recycling.
They had been sorting data.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will sort the mail.
You will sort the laundry.
She will sort the files.
We will sort the recycling.
They will sort the data.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be sorting mail.
You will be sorting laundry.
He will be sorting files.
We will be sorting recycling.
They will be sorting data.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have sorted the mail.
You will have sorted the laundry.
She will have sorted the files.
We will have sorted the recycling.
They will have sorted the data.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been sorting mail.
You will have been sorting laundry.
He will have been sorting files.
We will have been sorting recycling.
They will have been sorting data.