unlock
unlocks
unlocking
unlocked
Unlock means to open a lock, or to make accessible or available. Regular verb: unlock-unlocked-unlocked.
Meanings
- To open a lock
- To make accessible
- To reveal or discover
Common Collocations
unlock the door
unlock potential
unlock secrets
unlock features
unlock your phone
Tip for Learners
Unlock potential means to enable abilities to be realized. Unlock is often used figuratively for accessing hidden things.
Present Simple
| I | unlock |
| you | unlock |
| he/she/it | unlocks |
| we | unlock |
| they | unlock |
Examples - Present Simple
- I unlock the door.
- You unlock your phone.
- She unlocks the safe.
- We unlock the potential.
- They unlock the gates.
Present Continuous
| I | am unlocking |
| you | are unlocking |
| he/she/it | is unlocking |
| we | are unlocking |
| they | are unlocking |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am unlocking the door.
- You are unlocking your phone.
- She is unlocking the safe.
- We are unlocking the potential.
- They are unlocking the gates.
Present Perfect
| I | have unlocked |
| you | have unlocked |
| he/she/it | has unlocked |
| we | have unlocked |
| they | have unlocked |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have unlocked the door.
- You have unlocked your phone.
- She has unlocked the safe.
- We have unlocked the potential.
- They have unlocked the gates.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been unlocking |
| you | have been unlocking |
| he/she/it | has been unlocking |
| we | have been unlocking |
| they | have been unlocking |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been unlocking doors.
- You have been unlocking phones.
- She has been unlocking safes.
- We have been unlocking potential.
- They have been unlocking gates.
Past Simple
| I | unlocked |
| you | unlocked |
| he/she/it | unlocked |
| we | unlocked |
| they | unlocked |
Examples - Past Simple
- I unlocked the door.
- You unlocked your phone.
- She unlocked the safe.
- We unlocked the potential.
- They unlocked the gates.
Past Continuous
| I | was unlocking |
| you | were unlocking |
| he/she/it | was unlocking |
| we | were unlocking |
| they | were unlocking |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was unlocking the door.
- You were unlocking your phone.
- She was unlocking the safe.
- We were unlocking the potential.
- They were unlocking the gates.
Past Perfect
| I | had unlocked |
| you | had unlocked |
| he/she/it | had unlocked |
| we | had unlocked |
| they | had unlocked |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had unlocked the door.
- You had unlocked your phone.
- She had unlocked the safe.
- We had unlocked the potential.
- They had unlocked the gates.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been unlocking |
| you | had been unlocking |
| he/she/it | had been unlocking |
| we | had been unlocking |
| they | had been unlocking |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been unlocking doors.
- You had been unlocking phones.
- He had been unlocking safes.
- We had been unlocking potential.
- They had been unlocking gates.
Future Simple
| I | will unlock |
| you | will unlock |
| he/she/it | will unlock |
| we | will unlock |
| they | will unlock |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will unlock the door.
- You will unlock your phone.
- She will unlock the safe.
- We will unlock the potential.
- They will unlock the gates.
Future Continuous
| I | will be unlocking |
| you | will be unlocking |
| he/she/it | will be unlocking |
| we | will be unlocking |
| they | will be unlocking |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be unlocking doors.
- You will be unlocking phones.
- He will be unlocking safes.
- We will be unlocking potential.
- They will be unlocking gates.
Future Perfect
| I | will have unlocked |
| you | will have unlocked |
| he/she/it | will have unlocked |
| we | will have unlocked |
| they | will have unlocked |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have unlocked the door.
- You will have unlocked your phone.
- She will have unlocked the safe.
- We will have unlocked the potential.
- They will have unlocked the gates.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been unlocking |
| you | will have been unlocking |
| he/she/it | will have been unlocking |
| we | will have been unlocking |
| they | will have been unlocking |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been unlocking doors.
- You will have been unlocking phones.
- He will have been unlocking safes.
- We will have been unlocking potential.
- They will have been unlocking gates.