Violate – English Verbs Conjugation

violate violates violating violated

Violate means to break a rule, law, or agreement. Regular verb: violate-violated-violated.

Meanings

To break or fail to comply with
To treat disrespectfully
To disturb or intrude upon

Common Collocations

violate the law violate rights violate privacy violate terms violation of

Tip for Learners

Violate is strong language for breaking rules. Violation is the noun form: human rights violation.

Present Simple

I	violate
you	violate
he/she/it	violates
we	violate
they	violate

Examples - Present Simple

I violate no rules.
You violate the agreement.
She violates the law.
We violate privacy rights.
They violate the treaty.

Present Continuous

I	am violating
you	are violating
he/she/it	is violating
we	are violating
they	are violating

Examples - Present Continuous

I am violating no rules.
You are violating the agreement.
She is violating the law.
We are violating privacy rights.
They are violating the treaty.

Present Perfect

I	have violated
you	have violated
he/she/it	has violated
we	have violated
they	have violated

Examples - Present Perfect

I have violated no rules.
You have violated the agreement.
She has violated the law.
We have violated privacy rights.
They have violated the treaty.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been violating
you	have been violating
he/she/it	has been violating
we	have been violating
they	have been violating

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been violating no rules.
You have been violating the agreement.
She has been violating the law.
We have been violating privacy rights.
They have been violating the treaty.

Past Simple

I	violated
you	violated
he/she/it	violated
we	violated
they	violated

Examples - Past Simple

I violated no rules.
You violated the agreement.
She violated the law.
We violated privacy rights.
They violated the treaty.

Past Continuous

I	was violating
you	were violating
he/she/it	was violating
we	were violating
they	were violating

Examples - Past Continuous

I was violating no rules.
You were violating the agreement.
She was violating the law.
We were violating privacy rights.
They were violating the treaty.

Past Perfect

I	had violated
you	had violated
he/she/it	had violated
we	had violated
they	had violated

Examples - Past Perfect

I had violated no rules.
You had violated the agreement.
She had violated the law.
We had violated privacy rights.
They had violated the treaty.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been violating
you	had been violating
he/she/it	had been violating
we	had been violating
they	had been violating

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been violating no rules.
You had been violating the agreement.
He had been violating the law.
We had been violating privacy rights.
They had been violating the treaty.

Future Simple

I	will violate
you	will violate
he/she/it	will violate
we	will violate
they	will violate

Examples - Future Simple

I will violate no rules.
You will violate the agreement.
She will violate the law.
We will violate privacy rights.
They will violate the treaty.

Future Continuous

I	will be violating
you	will be violating
he/she/it	will be violating
we	will be violating
they	will be violating

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be violating no rules.
You will be violating the agreement.
He will be violating the law.
We will be violating privacy rights.
They will be violating the treaty.

Future Perfect

I	will have violated
you	will have violated
he/she/it	will have violated
we	will have violated
they	will have violated

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have violated no rules.
You will have violated the agreement.
She will have violated the law.
We will have violated privacy rights.
They will have violated the treaty.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been violating
you	will have been violating
he/she/it	will have been violating
we	will have been violating
they	will have been violating

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been violating no rules.
You will have been violating the agreement.
He will have been violating the law.
We will have been violating privacy rights.
They will have been violating the treaty.