Trot – English Verbs Conjugation

trot trots trotting trotted

Trot means to run at a moderate pace. Regular verb: trot-trotted-trotted.

Meanings

To run at moderate pace
To move briskly
To bring out repeatedly

Common Collocations

trot out trot along at a trot trot around

Tip for Learners

Trot out means produce repeatedly. "He trotted out the same old excuses."

Present Simple

I	trot
you	trot
he/she/it	trots
we	trot
they	trot

Examples - Present Simple

The horse trots around the ring.
You trot out excuses.
She trots after her dog.
We trot along the path.
They trot to catch up.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

The horse is trotting.
You are trotting out excuses.
She is trotting after her dog.
We are trotting along the path.
They are trotting to catch up.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

The horse has trotted.
You have trotted out excuses.
She has trotted after her dog.
We have trotted along the path.
They have trotted to catch up.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

The horse has been trotting.
You have been trotting out excuses.
She has been trotting after her dog.
We have been trotting along.
They have been trotting to catch up.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

The horse trotted.
You trotted out excuses.
She trotted after her dog.
We trotted along the path.
They trotted to catch up.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

The horse was trotting.
You were trotting out excuses.
She was trotting after her dog.
We were trotting along.
They were trotting to catch up.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

The horse had trotted.
You had trotted out excuses.
She had trotted after her dog.
We had trotted along.
They had trotted to catch up.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

The horse had been trotting.
You had been trotting out excuses.
He had been trotting after his dog.
We had been trotting along.
They had been trotting to catch up.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

The horse will trot.
You will trot out excuses.
She will trot after her dog.
We will trot along.
They will trot to catch up.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

The horse will be trotting.
You will be trotting out excuses.
He will be trotting after his dog.
We will be trotting along.
They will be trotting to catch up.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

The horse will have trotted.
You will have trotted out excuses.
She will have trotted after her dog.
We will have trotted along.
They will have trotted to catch up.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

The horse will have been trotting.
You will have been trotting out excuses.
He will have been trotting after his dog.
We will have been trotting along.
They will have been trotting to catch up.