Trigger – English Verbs Conjugation

trigger triggers triggering triggered

Trigger means to cause something to happen, especially suddenly. Regular verb: trigger-triggered-triggered.

Meanings

To cause to happen suddenly
To set off a device
To cause an emotional reaction

Common Collocations

trigger a response trigger warning trigger an alarm trigger happy trigger memories

Tip for Learners

Trigger implies sudden causation. Trigger warning alerts to potentially distressing content.

Present Simple

I	trigger
you	trigger
he/she/it	triggers
we	trigger
they	trigger

Examples - Present Simple

I trigger the alarm.
You trigger my anger.
She triggers the response.
We trigger the event.
They trigger the reaction.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am triggering the alarm.
You are triggering my anger.
She is triggering the response.
We are triggering the event.
They are triggering the reaction.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have triggered the alarm.
You have triggered my anger.
She has triggered the response.
We have triggered the event.
They have triggered the reaction.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been triggering alarms.
You have been triggering my anger.
She has been triggering responses.
We have been triggering events.
They have been triggering reactions.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I triggered the alarm.
You triggered my anger.
She triggered the response.
We triggered the event.
They triggered the reaction.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was triggering the alarm.
You were triggering my anger.
She was triggering the response.
We were triggering the event.
They were triggering the reaction.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had triggered the alarm.
You had triggered my anger.
She had triggered the response.
We had triggered the event.
They had triggered the reaction.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been triggering alarms.
You had been triggering my anger.
He had been triggering responses.
We had been triggering events.
They had been triggering reactions.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will trigger the alarm.
You will trigger my anger.
She will trigger the response.
We will trigger the event.
They will trigger the reaction.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be triggering alarms.
You will be triggering my anger.
He will be triggering responses.
We will be triggering events.
They will be triggering reactions.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have triggered the alarm.
You will have triggered my anger.
She will have triggered the response.
We will have triggered the event.
They will have triggered the reaction.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been triggering alarms.
You will have been triggering my anger.
He will have been triggering responses.
We will have been triggering events.
They will have been triggering reactions.