Train – English Verbs Conjugation

train trains training trained

Train means to teach skills through practice, or to prepare for competition. Regular verb: train-trained-trained.

Meanings

To teach skills or knowledge
To prepare physically for sports
To develop through practice

Common Collocations

train hard train for train of thought well-trained train someone to

Tip for Learners

Train emphasizes repeated practice. Train of thought is a sequence of connected ideas (from "train" meaning sequence).

Present Simple

I	train
you	train
he/she/it	trains
we	train
they	train

Examples - Present Simple

I train for marathons.
You train new employees.
She trains horses.
We train regularly.
They train the staff.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am training for a marathon.
You are training new employees.
She is training horses.
We are training regularly.
They are training the staff.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have trained for marathons.
You have trained new employees.
She has trained horses.
We have trained regularly.
They have trained the staff.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been training for marathons.
You have been training new employees.
She has been training horses.
We have been training regularly.
They have been training the staff.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I trained for a marathon.
You trained new employees.
She trained horses.
We trained regularly.
They trained the staff.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was training for a marathon.
You were training new employees.
She was training horses.
We were training regularly.
They were training the staff.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had trained for marathons.
You had trained new employees.
She had trained horses.
We had trained regularly.
They had trained the staff.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been training for marathons.
You had been training new employees.
He had been training horses.
We had been training regularly.
They had been training the staff.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will train for a marathon.
You will train new employees.
She will train horses.
We will train regularly.
They will train the staff.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be training for a marathon.
You will be training new employees.
He will be training horses.
We will be training regularly.
They will be training the staff.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have trained for marathons.
You will have trained new employees.
She will have trained horses.
We will have trained regularly.
They will have trained the staff.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been training for marathons.
You will have been training new employees.
He will have been training horses.
We will have been training regularly.
They will have been training the staff.