venture
ventures
venturing
ventured
Venture means to dare to do something risky, or to express an opinion cautiously. Regular verb: venture-ventured-ventured.
Meanings
- To dare to go or do
- To undertake a risky action
- To express tentatively
Common Collocations
venture out
venture capital
venture into
venture a guess
nothing ventured, nothing gained
Tip for Learners
Nothing ventured, nothing gained means you must take risks to succeed. Venture capital is money for risky businesses.
Present Simple
| I | venture |
| you | venture |
| he/she/it | ventures |
| we | venture |
| they | venture |
Examples - Present Simple
- I venture into the unknown.
- You venture a guess.
- She ventures out at night.
- We venture into new markets.
- They venture overseas.
Present Continuous
| I | am venturing |
| you | are venturing |
| he/she/it | is venturing |
| we | are venturing |
| they | are venturing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am venturing into the unknown.
- You are venturing a guess.
- She is venturing out at night.
- We are venturing into new markets.
- They are venturing overseas.
Present Perfect
| I | have ventured |
| you | have ventured |
| he/she/it | has ventured |
| we | have ventured |
| they | have ventured |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have ventured into the unknown.
- You have ventured a guess.
- She has ventured out at night.
- We have ventured into new markets.
- They have ventured overseas.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been venturing |
| you | have been venturing |
| he/she/it | has been venturing |
| we | have been venturing |
| they | have been venturing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been venturing into the unknown.
- You have been venturing guesses.
- She has been venturing out.
- We have been venturing into new markets.
- They have been venturing overseas.
Past Simple
| I | ventured |
| you | ventured |
| he/she/it | ventured |
| we | ventured |
| they | ventured |
Examples - Past Simple
- I ventured into the unknown.
- You ventured a guess.
- She ventured out at night.
- We ventured into new markets.
- They ventured overseas.
Past Continuous
| I | was venturing |
| you | were venturing |
| he/she/it | was venturing |
| we | were venturing |
| they | were venturing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was venturing into the unknown.
- You were venturing a guess.
- She was venturing out.
- We were venturing into new markets.
- They were venturing overseas.
Past Perfect
| I | had ventured |
| you | had ventured |
| he/she/it | had ventured |
| we | had ventured |
| they | had ventured |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had ventured into the unknown.
- You had ventured a guess.
- She had ventured out.
- We had ventured into new markets.
- They had ventured overseas.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been venturing |
| you | had been venturing |
| he/she/it | had been venturing |
| we | had been venturing |
| they | had been venturing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been venturing into the unknown.
- You had been venturing guesses.
- He had been venturing out.
- We had been venturing into markets.
- They had been venturing overseas.
Future Simple
| I | will venture |
| you | will venture |
| he/she/it | will venture |
| we | will venture |
| they | will venture |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will venture into the unknown.
- You will venture a guess.
- She will venture out at night.
- We will venture into new markets.
- They will venture overseas.
Future Continuous
| I | will be venturing |
| you | will be venturing |
| he/she/it | will be venturing |
| we | will be venturing |
| they | will be venturing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be venturing into the unknown.
- You will be venturing guesses.
- He will be venturing out.
- We will be venturing into markets.
- They will be venturing overseas.
Future Perfect
| I | will have ventured |
| you | will have ventured |
| he/she/it | will have ventured |
| we | will have ventured |
| they | will have ventured |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have ventured into the unknown.
- You will have ventured a guess.
- She will have ventured out.
- We will have ventured into new markets.
- They will have ventured overseas.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been venturing |
| you | will have been venturing |
| he/she/it | will have been venturing |
| we | will have been venturing |
| they | will have been venturing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been venturing into the unknown.
- You will have been venturing guesses.
- He will have been venturing out.
- We will have been venturing into markets.
- They will have been venturing overseas.