touch
touches
touching
touched
Touch means to come into physical contact, or to affect emotionally. Regular verb: touch-touched-touched.
Meanings
- To come into physical contact
- To affect emotionally
- To deal with briefly
Common Collocations
touch base
touch on
soft touch
touch wood
finishing touches
Tip for Learners
Touch base means to make brief contact. Touch on means to mention briefly. Touch wood (British) = knock on wood.
Present Simple
| I | touch |
| you | touch |
| he/she/it | touches |
| we | touch |
| they | touch |
Examples - Present Simple
- I touch my toes daily.
- You touch me deeply.
- She touches the screen.
- We touch the fabric.
- They touch the artwork.
Present Continuous
| I | am touching |
| you | are touching |
| he/she/it | is touching |
| we | are touching |
| they | are touching |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am touching my toes.
- You are touching me deeply.
- She is touching the screen.
- We are touching the fabric.
- They are touching the artwork.
Present Perfect
| I | have touched |
| you | have touched |
| he/she/it | has touched |
| we | have touched |
| they | have touched |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have touched my toes.
- You have touched me deeply.
- She has touched the screen.
- We have touched the fabric.
- They have touched the artwork.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been touching |
| you | have been touching |
| he/she/it | has been touching |
| we | have been touching |
| they | have been touching |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been touching my toes.
- You have been touching me deeply.
- She has been touching the screen.
- We have been touching the fabric.
- They have been touching the artwork.
Past Simple
| I | touched |
| you | touched |
| he/she/it | touched |
| we | touched |
| they | touched |
Examples - Past Simple
- I touched my toes.
- You touched me deeply.
- She touched the screen.
- We touched the fabric.
- They touched the artwork.
Past Continuous
| I | was touching |
| you | were touching |
| he/she/it | was touching |
| we | were touching |
| they | were touching |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was touching my toes.
- You were touching me deeply.
- She was touching the screen.
- We were touching the fabric.
- They were touching the artwork.
Past Perfect
| I | had touched |
| you | had touched |
| he/she/it | had touched |
| we | had touched |
| they | had touched |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had touched my toes.
- You had touched me deeply.
- She had touched the screen.
- We had touched the fabric.
- They had touched the artwork.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been touching |
| you | had been touching |
| he/she/it | had been touching |
| we | had been touching |
| they | had been touching |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been touching my toes.
- You had been touching me deeply.
- He had been touching the screen.
- We had been touching the fabric.
- They had been touching the artwork.
Future Simple
| I | will touch |
| you | will touch |
| he/she/it | will touch |
| we | will touch |
| they | will touch |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will touch my toes.
- You will touch me deeply.
- She will touch the screen.
- We will touch the fabric.
- They will touch the artwork.
Future Continuous
| I | will be touching |
| you | will be touching |
| he/she/it | will be touching |
| we | will be touching |
| they | will be touching |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be touching my toes.
- You will be touching me deeply.
- He will be touching the screen.
- We will be touching the fabric.
- They will be touching the artwork.
Future Perfect
| I | will have touched |
| you | will have touched |
| he/she/it | will have touched |
| we | will have touched |
| they | will have touched |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have touched my toes.
- You will have touched me deeply.
- She will have touched the screen.
- We will have touched the fabric.
- They will have touched the artwork.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been touching |
| you | will have been touching |
| he/she/it | will have been touching |
| we | will have been touching |
| they | will have been touching |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been touching my toes.
- You will have been touching me deeply.
- He will have been touching the screen.
- We will have been touching the fabric.
- They will have been touching the artwork.