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Undertake means to commit oneself to a task or to promise. Irregular verb: undertake-undertook-undertaken.
Meanings
- To commit to and begin
- To promise or guarantee
- To take on responsibility for
Common Collocations
undertake a project
undertake research
undertake to do
undertake responsibility
willingly undertake
Tip for Learners
Undertake is formal. Undertake to do means to promise to do. Often used in business and legal contexts.
Present Simple
| I | undertake |
| you | undertake |
| he/she/it | undertakes |
| we | undertake |
| they | undertake |
Examples - Present Simple
- I undertake challenging projects.
- You undertake too much.
- She undertakes the research.
- We undertake the task.
- They undertake the mission.
Present Continuous
| I | am undertaking |
| you | are undertaking |
| he/she/it | is undertaking |
| we | are undertaking |
| they | are undertaking |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am undertaking the project.
- You are undertaking too much.
- She is undertaking the research.
- We are undertaking the task.
- They are undertaking the mission.
Present Perfect
| I | have undertaken |
| you | have undertaken |
| he/she/it | has undertaken |
| we | have undertaken |
| they | have undertaken |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have undertaken the project.
- You have undertaken too much.
- She has undertaken the research.
- We have undertaken the task.
- They have undertaken the mission.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been undertaking |
| you | have been undertaking |
| he/she/it | has been undertaking |
| we | have been undertaking |
| they | have been undertaking |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been undertaking projects.
- You have been undertaking too much.
- She has been undertaking research.
- We have been undertaking tasks.
- They have been undertaking missions.
Past Simple
| I | undertook |
| you | undertook |
| he/she/it | undertook |
| we | undertook |
| they | undertook |
Examples - Past Simple
- I undertook the project.
- You undertook too much.
- She undertook the research.
- We undertook the task.
- They undertook the mission.
Past Continuous
| I | was undertaking |
| you | were undertaking |
| he/she/it | was undertaking |
| we | were undertaking |
| they | were undertaking |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was undertaking the project.
- You were undertaking too much.
- She was undertaking the research.
- We were undertaking the task.
- They were undertaking the mission.
Past Perfect
| I | had undertaken |
| you | had undertaken |
| he/she/it | had undertaken |
| we | had undertaken |
| they | had undertaken |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had undertaken the project.
- You had undertaken too much.
- She had undertaken the research.
- We had undertaken the task.
- They had undertaken the mission.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been undertaking |
| you | had been undertaking |
| he/she/it | had been undertaking |
| we | had been undertaking |
| they | had been undertaking |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been undertaking projects.
- You had been undertaking too much.
- He had been undertaking research.
- We had been undertaking tasks.
- They had been undertaking missions.
Future Simple
| I | will undertake |
| you | will undertake |
| he/she/it | will undertake |
| we | will undertake |
| they | will undertake |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will undertake the project.
- You will undertake too much.
- She will undertake the research.
- We will undertake the task.
- They will undertake the mission.
Future Continuous
| I | will be undertaking |
| you | will be undertaking |
| he/she/it | will be undertaking |
| we | will be undertaking |
| they | will be undertaking |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be undertaking projects.
- You will be undertaking too much.
- He will be undertaking research.
- We will be undertaking tasks.
- They will be undertaking missions.
Future Perfect
| I | will have undertaken |
| you | will have undertaken |
| he/she/it | will have undertaken |
| we | will have undertaken |
| they | will have undertaken |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have undertaken the project.
- You will have undertaken too much.
- She will have undertaken the research.
- We will have undertaken the task.
- They will have undertaken the mission.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been undertaking |
| you | will have been undertaking |
| he/she/it | will have been undertaking |
| we | will have been undertaking |
| they | will have been undertaking |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been undertaking projects.
- You will have been undertaking too much.
- He will have been undertaking research.
- We will have been undertaking tasks.
- They will have been undertaking missions.