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Stretch means to extend to full length, or to extend beyond normal limits. Regular verb: stretch-stretched-stretched.
Meanings
- To extend to full length
- To extend beyond normal limits
- To make something last
Common Collocations
stretch out
stretch the truth
stretch a budget
at a stretch
stretch marks
Tip for Learners
Stretch the truth means to exaggerate. Stretch a budget means to make money last longer. At a stretch means with difficulty.
Present Simple
| I | stretch |
| you | stretch |
| he/she/it | stretches |
| we | stretch |
| they | stretch |
Examples - Present Simple
- I stretch before running.
- You stretch the truth.
- She stretches her back.
- We stretch our budget.
- They stretch the canvas.
Present Continuous
| I | am stretching |
| you | are stretching |
| he/she/it | is stretching |
| we | are stretching |
| they | are stretching |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am stretching before running.
- You are stretching the truth.
- She is stretching her back.
- We are stretching our budget.
- They are stretching the canvas.
Present Perfect
| I | have stretched |
| you | have stretched |
| he/she/it | has stretched |
| we | have stretched |
| they | have stretched |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have stretched my muscles.
- You have stretched the truth.
- She has stretched her back.
- We have stretched our budget.
- They have stretched the canvas.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been stretching |
| you | have been stretching |
| he/she/it | has been stretching |
| we | have been stretching |
| they | have been stretching |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been stretching before running.
- You have been stretching the truth.
- She has been stretching her back.
- We have been stretching our budget.
- They have been stretching the canvas.
Past Simple
| I | stretched |
| you | stretched |
| he/she/it | stretched |
| we | stretched |
| they | stretched |
Examples - Past Simple
- I stretched before running.
- You stretched the truth.
- She stretched her back.
- We stretched our budget.
- They stretched the canvas.
Past Continuous
| I | was stretching |
| you | were stretching |
| he/she/it | was stretching |
| we | were stretching |
| they | were stretching |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was stretching before running.
- You were stretching the truth.
- She was stretching her back.
- We were stretching our budget.
- They were stretching the canvas.
Past Perfect
| I | had stretched |
| you | had stretched |
| he/she/it | had stretched |
| we | had stretched |
| they | had stretched |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had stretched my muscles.
- You had stretched the truth.
- She had stretched her back.
- We had stretched our budget.
- They had stretched the canvas.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been stretching |
| you | had been stretching |
| he/she/it | had been stretching |
| we | had been stretching |
| they | had been stretching |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been stretching before running.
- You had been stretching the truth.
- He had been stretching his back.
- We had been stretching our budget.
- They had been stretching the canvas.
Future Simple
| I | will stretch |
| you | will stretch |
| he/she/it | will stretch |
| we | will stretch |
| they | will stretch |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will stretch before running.
- You will stretch the truth.
- She will stretch her back.
- We will stretch our budget.
- They will stretch the canvas.
Future Continuous
| I | will be stretching |
| you | will be stretching |
| he/she/it | will be stretching |
| we | will be stretching |
| they | will be stretching |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be stretching before running.
- You will be stretching the truth.
- He will be stretching his back.
- We will be stretching our budget.
- They will be stretching the canvas.
Future Perfect
| I | will have stretched |
| you | will have stretched |
| he/she/it | will have stretched |
| we | will have stretched |
| they | will have stretched |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have stretched my muscles.
- You will have stretched the truth.
- She will have stretched her back.
- We will have stretched our budget.
- They will have stretched the canvas.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been stretching |
| you | will have been stretching |
| he/she/it | will have been stretching |
| we | will have been stretching |
| they | will have been stretching |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been stretching before running.
- You will have been stretching the truth.
- He will have been stretching his back.
- We will have been stretching our budget.
- They will have been stretching the canvas.