stock

Regular
Infinitive
stock
Past Simple
stocked
Past Participle
stocked
-ing Form
stocking
3rd Person
stocks
stock stocks stocking stocked

Stock means to keep goods for sale, or to supply with something. Regular verb: stock-stocked-stocked.

Meanings

  • To keep goods available for sale
  • To supply or fill with
  • To acquire supplies

Common Collocations

stock up well-stocked out of stock stock shelves stock market

Tip for Learners

Stock up means to accumulate supplies. Out of stock means not available. Take stock means to assess a situation.
Present Simple
I stock
you stock
he/she/it stocks
we stock
they stock
Examples - Present Simple
  • I stock the pantry.
  • You stock the shelves.
  • She stocks the store.
  • We stock supplies.
  • They stock the warehouse.
Present Continuous
I am stocking
you are stocking
he/she/it is stocking
we are stocking
they are stocking
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am stocking the pantry.
  • You are stocking the shelves.
  • She is stocking the store.
  • We are stocking supplies.
  • They are stocking the warehouse.
Present Perfect
I have stocked
you have stocked
he/she/it has stocked
we have stocked
they have stocked
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have stocked the pantry.
  • You have stocked the shelves.
  • She has stocked the store.
  • We have stocked supplies.
  • They have stocked the warehouse.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stocking
you have been stocking
he/she/it has been stocking
we have been stocking
they have been stocking
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been stocking the pantry.
  • You have been stocking the shelves.
  • She has been stocking the store.
  • We have been stocking supplies.
  • They have been stocking the warehouse.
Past Simple
I stocked
you stocked
he/she/it stocked
we stocked
they stocked
Examples - Past Simple
  • I stocked the pantry.
  • You stocked the shelves.
  • She stocked the store.
  • We stocked supplies.
  • They stocked the warehouse.
Past Continuous
I was stocking
you were stocking
he/she/it was stocking
we were stocking
they were stocking
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was stocking the pantry.
  • You were stocking the shelves.
  • She was stocking the store.
  • We were stocking supplies.
  • They were stocking the warehouse.
Past Perfect
I had stocked
you had stocked
he/she/it had stocked
we had stocked
they had stocked
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had stocked the pantry.
  • You had stocked the shelves.
  • She had stocked the store.
  • We had stocked supplies.
  • They had stocked the warehouse.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stocking
you had been stocking
he/she/it had been stocking
we had been stocking
they had been stocking
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been stocking the pantry.
  • You had been stocking the shelves.
  • He had been stocking the store.
  • We had been stocking supplies.
  • They had been stocking the warehouse.
Future Simple
I will stock
you will stock
he/she/it will stock
we will stock
they will stock
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will stock the pantry.
  • You will stock the shelves.
  • She will stock the store.
  • We will stock supplies.
  • They will stock the warehouse.
Future Continuous
I will be stocking
you will be stocking
he/she/it will be stocking
we will be stocking
they will be stocking
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be stocking the pantry.
  • You will be stocking the shelves.
  • He will be stocking the store.
  • We will be stocking supplies.
  • They will be stocking the warehouse.
Future Perfect
I will have stocked
you will have stocked
he/she/it will have stocked
we will have stocked
they will have stocked
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have stocked the pantry.
  • You will have stocked the shelves.
  • She will have stocked the store.
  • We will have stocked supplies.
  • They will have stocked the warehouse.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stocking
you will have been stocking
he/she/it will have been stocking
we will have been stocking
they will have been stocking
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been stocking the pantry.
  • You will have been stocking the shelves.
  • He will have been stocking the store.
  • We will have been stocking supplies.
  • They will have been stocking the warehouse.
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