Telephone – English Verbs Conjugation

telephone telephones telephoning telephoned

Telephone means to call someone on the phone. Regular verb: telephone-telephoned-telephoned.

Meanings

To call by phone
To contact by telephone
To communicate by phone

Common Collocations

telephone someone telephone ahead telephone number telephone call

Tip for Learners

Telephone as verb is formal; call or phone is more common.

Present Simple

I	telephone
you	telephone
he/she/it	telephones
we	telephone
they	telephone

Examples - Present Simple

I telephone my parents weekly.
You telephone too late.
She telephones the doctor.
We telephone the office.
They telephone customers.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am telephoning my parents.
You are telephoning too late.
She is telephoning the doctor.
We are telephoning the office.
They are telephoning customers.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have telephoned my parents.
You have telephoned too late.
She has telephoned the doctor.
We have telephoned the office.
They have telephoned customers.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been telephoning my parents.
You have been telephoning too late.
She has been telephoning the doctor.
We have been telephoning the office.
They have been telephoning customers.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I telephoned my parents.
You telephoned too late.
She telephoned the doctor.
We telephoned the office.
They telephoned customers.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was telephoning my parents.
You were telephoning too late.
She was telephoning the doctor.
We were telephoning the office.
They were telephoning customers.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had telephoned my parents.
You had telephoned too late.
She had telephoned the doctor.
We had telephoned the office.
They had telephoned customers.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been telephoning my parents.
You had been telephoning too late.
He had been telephoning the doctor.
We had been telephoning the office.
They had been telephoning customers.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will telephone my parents.
You will telephone too late.
She will telephone the doctor.
We will telephone the office.
They will telephone customers.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be telephoning my parents.
You will be telephoning too late.
He will be telephoning the doctor.
We will be telephoning the office.
They will be telephoning customers.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have telephoned my parents.
You will have telephoned too late.
She will have telephoned the doctor.
We will have telephoned the office.
They will have telephoned customers.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been telephoning my parents.
You will have been telephoning too late.
He will have been telephoning the doctor.
We will have been telephoning the office.
They will have been telephoning customers.