upset

Irregular
Infinitive
upset
Past Simple
upset
Past Participle
upset
-ing Form
upsetting
3rd Person
upsets
upset upsets upsetting upset

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.
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