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Upset means to make unhappy or worried, or to disturb the normal state. Irregular verb: upset-upset-upset.
Meanings
- To make unhappy or worried
- To disturb the normal function
- To defeat unexpectedly
Common Collocations
upset stomach
upset the balance
upset victory
get upset
upset the applecart
Tip for Learners
Upset as adjective means disturbed. Upset the applecart means to spoil plans. Upset victory is an unexpected win.
Present Simple
| I | upset |
| you | upset |
| he/she/it | upsets |
| we | upset |
| they | upset |
Examples - Present Simple
- I upset my stomach every week.
- You upset me often.
- She upsets the balance.
- We upset the plans every year.
- They upset the routine these days.
Present Continuous
| I | am upsetting |
| you | are upsetting |
| he/she/it | is upsetting |
| we | are upsetting |
| they | are upsetting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am upsetting my stomach.
- You are upsetting me.
- She is upsetting the balance.
- We are upsetting the plans.
- They are upsetting the routine.
Present Perfect
| I | have upset |
| you | have upset |
| he/she/it | has upset |
| we | have upset |
| they | have upset |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have upset my stomach.
- You have upset me.
- She has upset the balance.
- We have upset the plans.
- They have upset the routine.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been upsetting |
| you | have been upsetting |
| he/she/it | has been upsetting |
| we | have been upsetting |
| they | have been upsetting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been upsetting my stomach.
- You have been upsetting me.
- She has been upsetting the balance.
- We have been upsetting plans.
- They have been upsetting routines.
Past Simple
| I | upset |
| you | upset |
| he/she/it | upset |
| we | upset |
| they | upset |
Examples - Past Simple
- I upset my stomach.
- You upset me.
- She upset the balance.
- We upset the plans.
- They upset the routine.
Past Continuous
| I | was upsetting |
| you | were upsetting |
| he/she/it | was upsetting |
| we | were upsetting |
| they | were upsetting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was upsetting my stomach.
- You were upsetting me.
- She was upsetting the balance.
- We were upsetting the plans.
- They were upsetting the routine.
Past Perfect
| I | had upset |
| you | had upset |
| he/she/it | had upset |
| we | had upset |
| they | had upset |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had upset my stomach.
- You had upset me.
- She had upset the balance.
- We had upset the plans.
- They had upset the routine.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been upsetting |
| you | had been upsetting |
| he/she/it | had been upsetting |
| we | had been upsetting |
| they | had been upsetting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been upsetting my stomach.
- You had been upsetting me.
- He had been upsetting the balance.
- We had been upsetting plans.
- They had been upsetting routines.
Future Simple
| I | will upset |
| you | will upset |
| he/she/it | will upset |
| we | will upset |
| they | will upset |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will upset my stomach.
- You will upset me.
- She will upset the balance.
- We will upset the plans.
- They will upset the routine.
Future Continuous
| I | will be upsetting |
| you | will be upsetting |
| he/she/it | will be upsetting |
| we | will be upsetting |
| they | will be upsetting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be upsetting my stomach.
- You will be upsetting me.
- He will be upsetting the balance.
- We will be upsetting plans.
- They will be upsetting routines.
Future Perfect
| I | will have upset |
| you | will have upset |
| he/she/it | will have upset |
| we | will have upset |
| they | will have upset |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have upset my stomach.
- You will have upset me.
- She will have upset the balance.
- We will have upset the plans.
- They will have upset the routine.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been upsetting |
| you | will have been upsetting |
| he/she/it | will have been upsetting |
| we | will have been upsetting |
| they | will have been upsetting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been upsetting my stomach.
- You will have been upsetting me.
- He will have been upsetting the balance.
- We will have been upsetting plans.
- They will have been upsetting routines.