Test – English Verbs Conjugation

test tests testing tested

Test means to examine qualities or abilities, or to try out. Regular verb: test-tested-tested.

Meanings

To examine or evaluate
To try out or experiment
To put to the proof

Common Collocations

test the waters put to the test test positive/negative test drive stress test

Tip for Learners

Test the waters means to cautiously explore. Stand the test of time means to remain good over years.

Present Simple

I	test
you	test
he/she/it	tests
we	test
they	test

Examples - Present Simple

I test software for bugs.
You test my patience.
She tests the water.
We test the product.
They test students.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am testing software.
You are testing my patience.
She is testing the water.
We are testing the product.
They are testing students.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have tested software.
You have tested my patience.
She has tested the water.
We have tested the product.
They have tested students.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been testing software.
You have been testing my patience.
She has been testing the water.
We have been testing products.
They have been testing students.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I tested software.
You tested my patience.
She tested the water.
We tested the product.
They tested students.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was testing software.
You were testing my patience.
She was testing the water.
We were testing the product.
They were testing students.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had tested software.
You had tested my patience.
She had tested the water.
We had tested the product.
They had tested students.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been testing software.
You had been testing my patience.
He had been testing the water.
We had been testing products.
They had been testing students.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will test software.
You will test my patience.
She will test the water.
We will test the product.
They will test students.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be testing software.
You will be testing my patience.
He will be testing the water.
We will be testing products.
They will be testing students.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have tested software.
You will have tested my patience.
She will have tested the water.
We will have tested the product.
They will have tested students.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been testing software.
You will have been testing my patience.
He will have been testing the water.
We will have been testing products.
They will have been testing students.