undergo

Irregular
Infinitive
undergo
Past Simple
underwent
Past Participle
undergone
-ing Form
undergoing
3rd Person
undergoes
undergo undergoes undergoing underwent

Undergo means to experience or endure something, especially difficult. Irregular: undergo-underwent-undergone.

Meanings

  • To experience
  • To endure or go through
  • To be subjected to

Common Collocations

undergo surgery undergo treatment undergo changes undergo training undergo transformation

Tip for Learners

Formal/medical: "undergo surgery/treatment." Undergo changes = experience transformation. Usually for significant or difficult experiences. Follows pattern of "go": undergo-underwent-undergone.
Present Simple
I undergo
you undergo
he/she/it undergoes
we undergo
they undergo
Examples - Present Simple
  • I undergo surgery next week.
  • You undergo testing.
  • She undergoes therapy.
  • We undergo training.
  • They undergo changes.
Present Continuous
I am undergoing
you are undergoing
he/she/it is undergoing
we are undergoing
they are undergoing
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am undergoing surgery.
  • You are undergoing testing.
  • She is undergoing therapy.
  • We are undergoing training.
  • They are undergoing changes.
Present Perfect
I have undergone
you have undergone
he/she/it has undergone
we have undergone
they have undergone
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have undergone surgery.
  • You have undergone testing.
  • She has undergone therapy.
  • We have undergone training.
  • They have undergone changes.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been undergoing
you have been undergoing
he/she/it has been undergoing
we have been undergoing
they have been undergoing
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been undergoing surgery.
  • You have been undergoing testing.
  • She has been undergoing therapy.
  • We have been undergoing training.
  • They have been undergoing changes.
Past Simple
I underwent
you underwent
he/she/it underwent
we underwent
they underwent
Examples - Past Simple
  • I underwent surgery.
  • You underwent testing.
  • She underwent therapy.
  • We underwent training.
  • They underwent changes.
Past Continuous
I was undergoing
you were undergoing
he/she/it was undergoing
we were undergoing
they were undergoing
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was undergoing surgery.
  • You were undergoing testing.
  • She was undergoing therapy.
  • We were undergoing training.
  • They were undergoing changes.
Past Perfect
I had undergone
you had undergone
he/she/it had undergone
we had undergone
they had undergone
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had undergone surgery.
  • You had undergone testing.
  • She had undergone therapy.
  • We had undergone training.
  • They had undergone changes.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been undergoing
you had been undergoing
he/she/it had been undergoing
we had been undergoing
they had been undergoing
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been undergoing surgery.
  • You had been undergoing testing.
  • He had been undergoing therapy.
  • We had been undergoing training.
  • They had been undergoing changes.
Future Simple
I will undergo
you will undergo
he/she/it will undergo
we will undergo
they will undergo
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will undergo surgery.
  • You will undergo testing.
  • She will undergo therapy.
  • We will undergo training.
  • They will undergo changes.
Future Continuous
I will be undergoing
you will be undergoing
he/she/it will be undergoing
we will be undergoing
they will be undergoing
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be undergoing surgery.
  • You will be undergoing testing.
  • He will be undergoing therapy.
  • We will be undergoing training.
  • They will be undergoing changes.
Future Perfect
I will have undergone
you will have undergone
he/she/it will have undergone
we will have undergone
they will have undergone
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have undergone surgery.
  • You will have undergone testing.
  • She will have undergone therapy.
  • We will have undergone training.
  • They will have undergone changes.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been undergoing
you will have been undergoing
he/she/it will have been undergoing
we will have been undergoing
they will have been undergoing
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been undergoing surgery.
  • You will have been undergoing testing.
  • He will have been undergoing therapy.
  • We will have been undergoing training.
  • They will have been undergoing changes.
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