taste
tastes
tasting
tasted
Taste means to perceive flavor, or to have a particular flavor. Regular verb: taste-tasted-tasted.
Meanings
- To perceive flavor by mouth
- To have a particular flavor
- To experience briefly
Common Collocations
taste like
taste good/bad
acquired taste
taste of success
taste test
Tip for Learners
Taste like describes the flavor: It tastes like chicken. An acquired taste is something you learn to enjoy.
Present Simple
| I | taste |
| you | taste |
| he/she/it | tastes |
| we | taste |
| they | taste |
Examples - Present Simple
- I taste the soup before serving.
- You taste the wine.
- She tastes success.
- We taste the sauce.
- They taste the food.
Present Continuous
| I | am tasting |
| you | are tasting |
| he/she/it | is tasting |
| we | are tasting |
| they | are tasting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am tasting the soup.
- You are tasting the wine.
- She is tasting success.
- We are tasting the sauce.
- They are tasting the food.
Present Perfect
| I | have tasted |
| you | have tasted |
| he/she/it | has tasted |
| we | have tasted |
| they | have tasted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have tasted the soup.
- You have tasted the wine.
- She has tasted success.
- We have tasted the sauce.
- They have tasted the food.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been tasting |
| you | have been tasting |
| he/she/it | has been tasting |
| we | have been tasting |
| they | have been tasting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been tasting the soup.
- You have been tasting the wine.
- She has been tasting success.
- We have been tasting the sauce.
- They have been tasting the food.
Past Simple
| I | tasted |
| you | tasted |
| he/she/it | tasted |
| we | tasted |
| they | tasted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I tasted the soup.
- You tasted the wine.
- She tasted success.
- We tasted the sauce.
- They tasted the food.
Past Continuous
| I | was tasting |
| you | were tasting |
| he/she/it | was tasting |
| we | were tasting |
| they | were tasting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was tasting the soup.
- You were tasting the wine.
- She was tasting success.
- We were tasting the sauce.
- They were tasting the food.
Past Perfect
| I | had tasted |
| you | had tasted |
| he/she/it | had tasted |
| we | had tasted |
| they | had tasted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had tasted the soup.
- You had tasted the wine.
- She had tasted success.
- We had tasted the sauce.
- They had tasted the food.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been tasting |
| you | had been tasting |
| he/she/it | had been tasting |
| we | had been tasting |
| they | had been tasting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been tasting the soup.
- You had been tasting the wine.
- He had been tasting success.
- We had been tasting the sauce.
- They had been tasting the food.
Future Simple
| I | will taste |
| you | will taste |
| he/she/it | will taste |
| we | will taste |
| they | will taste |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will taste the soup.
- You will taste the wine.
- She will taste success.
- We will taste the sauce.
- They will taste the food.
Future Continuous
| I | will be tasting |
| you | will be tasting |
| he/she/it | will be tasting |
| we | will be tasting |
| they | will be tasting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be tasting the soup.
- You will be tasting the wine.
- He will be tasting success.
- We will be tasting the sauce.
- They will be tasting the food.
Future Perfect
| I | will have tasted |
| you | will have tasted |
| he/she/it | will have tasted |
| we | will have tasted |
| they | will have tasted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have tasted the soup.
- You will have tasted the wine.
- She will have tasted success.
- We will have tasted the sauce.
- They will have tasted the food.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been tasting |
| you | will have been tasting |
| he/she/it | will have been tasting |
| we | will have been tasting |
| they | will have been tasting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been tasting the soup.
- You will have been tasting the wine.
- He will have been tasting success.
- We will have been tasting the sauce.
- They will have been tasting the food.