Spread – English Verbs Conjugation

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Spread means to extend over an area, to distribute, or to open out. Irregular verb: spread-spread-spread.

Meanings

To extend over a larger area
To distribute or disperse
To apply a thin layer

Common Collocations

spread the word spread out spread like wildfire spread thin spread rumors

Tip for Learners

Spread like wildfire means to spread very rapidly. Spread thin means to have too many commitments.

Present Simple

I	spread
you	spread
he/she/it	spreads
we	spread
they	spread

Examples - Present Simple

I spread butter on toast.
You spread rumors quickly.
She spreads the map.
We spread the news every week.
They spread kindness every year.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am spreading butter.
You are spreading rumors.
She is spreading the map.
We are spreading the news.
They are spreading kindness.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have spread butter.
You have spread rumors.
She has spread the map.
We have spread the news.
They have spread kindness.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been spreading butter.
You have been spreading rumors.
She has been spreading the map.
We have been spreading the news.
They have been spreading kindness.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I spread butter.
You spread rumors.
She spread the map.
We spread the news.
They spread kindness.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was spreading butter.
You were spreading rumors.
She was spreading the map.
We were spreading the news.
They were spreading kindness.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had spread butter.
You had spread rumors.
She had spread the map.
We had spread the news.
They had spread kindness.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been spreading butter.
You had been spreading rumors.
He had been spreading the map.
We had been spreading the news.
They had been spreading kindness.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will spread butter.
You will spread rumors.
She will spread the map.
We will spread the news.
They will spread kindness.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be spreading butter.
You will be spreading rumors.
He will be spreading the map.
We will be spreading the news.
They will be spreading kindness.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have spread butter.
You will have spread rumors.
She will have spread the map.
We will have spread the news.
They will have spread kindness.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been spreading butter.
You will have been spreading rumors.
He will have been spreading the map.
We will have been spreading the news.
They will have been spreading kindness.