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Unpack means to remove from packaging, or to analyze something complex. Regular verb: unpack-unpacked-unpacked.
Meanings
- To remove from a container
- To analyze in detail
- To explain fully
Common Collocations
unpack a suitcase
unpack the meaning
unpack an idea
lot to unpack
unpack the issues
Tip for Learners
A lot to unpack means there's much to analyze. Unpack has become popular for analyzing complex ideas.
Present Simple
| I | unpack |
| you | unpack |
| he/she/it | unpacks |
| we | unpack |
| they | unpack |
Examples - Present Simple
- I unpack after vacation.
- You unpack too slowly.
- She unpacks her suitcase.
- We unpack the groceries.
- They unpack the boxes.
Present Continuous
| I | am unpacking |
| you | are unpacking |
| he/she/it | is unpacking |
| we | are unpacking |
| they | are unpacking |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am unpacking after vacation.
- You are unpacking too slowly.
- She is unpacking her suitcase.
- We are unpacking the groceries.
- They are unpacking the boxes.
Present Perfect
| I | have unpacked |
| you | have unpacked |
| he/she/it | has unpacked |
| we | have unpacked |
| they | have unpacked |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have unpacked after vacation.
- You have unpacked too slowly.
- She has unpacked her suitcase.
- We have unpacked the groceries.
- They have unpacked the boxes.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been unpacking |
| you | have been unpacking |
| he/she/it | has been unpacking |
| we | have been unpacking |
| they | have been unpacking |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been unpacking all day.
- You have been unpacking slowly.
- She has been unpacking her suitcase.
- We have been unpacking groceries.
- They have been unpacking boxes.
Past Simple
| I | unpacked |
| you | unpacked |
| he/she/it | unpacked |
| we | unpacked |
| they | unpacked |
Examples - Past Simple
- I unpacked after vacation.
- You unpacked slowly.
- She unpacked her suitcase.
- We unpacked the groceries.
- They unpacked the boxes.
Past Continuous
| I | was unpacking |
| you | were unpacking |
| he/she/it | was unpacking |
| we | were unpacking |
| they | were unpacking |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was unpacking after vacation.
- You were unpacking slowly.
- She was unpacking her suitcase.
- We were unpacking groceries.
- They were unpacking boxes.
Past Perfect
| I | had unpacked |
| you | had unpacked |
| he/she/it | had unpacked |
| we | had unpacked |
| they | had unpacked |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had unpacked after vacation.
- You had unpacked slowly.
- She had unpacked her suitcase.
- We had unpacked the groceries.
- They had unpacked the boxes.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been unpacking |
| you | had been unpacking |
| he/she/it | had been unpacking |
| we | had been unpacking |
| they | had been unpacking |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been unpacking all day.
- You had been unpacking slowly.
- He had been unpacking his suitcase.
- We had been unpacking groceries.
- They had been unpacking boxes.
Future Simple
| I | will unpack |
| you | will unpack |
| he/she/it | will unpack |
| we | will unpack |
| they | will unpack |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will unpack after vacation.
- You will unpack slowly.
- She will unpack her suitcase.
- We will unpack the groceries.
- They will unpack the boxes.
Future Continuous
| I | will be unpacking |
| you | will be unpacking |
| he/she/it | will be unpacking |
| we | will be unpacking |
| they | will be unpacking |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be unpacking tomorrow.
- You will be unpacking slowly.
- He will be unpacking his suitcase.
- We will be unpacking groceries.
- They will be unpacking boxes.
Future Perfect
| I | will have unpacked |
| you | will have unpacked |
| he/she/it | will have unpacked |
| we | will have unpacked |
| they | will have unpacked |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have unpacked by evening.
- You will have unpacked slowly.
- She will have unpacked her suitcase.
- We will have unpacked groceries.
- They will have unpacked boxes.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been unpacking |
| you | will have been unpacking |
| he/she/it | will have been unpacking |
| we | will have been unpacking |
| they | will have been unpacking |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been unpacking all day.
- You will have been unpacking slowly.
- He will have been unpacking his suitcase.
- We will have been unpacking groceries.
- They will have been unpacking boxes.