worry
worries
worrying
worried
Worry means to feel anxious or troubled about something. Regular verb: worry-worried-worried.
Meanings
- To feel anxious
- To cause anxiety to
- To harass or disturb
Common Collocations
worry about
don't worry
worried sick
worry over
nothing to worry about
Tip for Learners
Worried about is the standard form. Worried sick means extremely anxious. Not to worry is British for don't worry.
Present Simple
| I | worry |
| you | worry |
| he/she/it | worries |
| we | worry |
| they | worry |
Examples - Present Simple
- I worry about my kids.
- You worry too much.
- She worries about money.
- We worry about the future.
- They worry about their health.
Present Continuous
| I | am worrying |
| you | are worrying |
| he/she/it | is worrying |
| we | are worrying |
| they | are worrying |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am worrying about my kids.
- You are worrying too much.
- She is worrying about money.
- We are worrying about the future.
- They are worrying about their health.
Present Perfect
| I | have worried |
| you | have worried |
| he/she/it | has worried |
| we | have worried |
| they | have worried |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have worried about my kids.
- You have worried too much.
- She has worried about money.
- We have worried about the future.
- They have worried about their health.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been worrying |
| you | have been worrying |
| he/she/it | has been worrying |
| we | have been worrying |
| they | have been worrying |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been worrying about my kids.
- You have been worrying too much.
- She has been worrying about money.
- We have been worrying about the future.
- They have been worrying about their health.
Past Simple
| I | worried |
| you | worried |
| he/she/it | worried |
| we | worried |
| they | worried |
Examples - Past Simple
- I worried about my kids.
- You worried too much.
- She worried about money.
- We worried about the future.
- They worried about their health.
Past Continuous
| I | was worrying |
| you | were worrying |
| he/she/it | was worrying |
| we | were worrying |
| they | were worrying |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was worrying about my kids.
- You were worrying too much.
- She was worrying about money.
- We were worrying about the future.
- They were worrying about their health.
Past Perfect
| I | had worried |
| you | had worried |
| he/she/it | had worried |
| we | had worried |
| they | had worried |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had worried about my kids.
- You had worried too much.
- She had worried about money.
- We had worried about the future.
- They had worried about their health.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been worrying |
| you | had been worrying |
| he/she/it | had been worrying |
| we | had been worrying |
| they | had been worrying |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been worrying about my kids.
- You had been worrying too much.
- He had been worrying about money.
- We had been worrying about the future.
- They had been worrying about their health.
Future Simple
| I | will worry |
| you | will worry |
| he/she/it | will worry |
| we | will worry |
| they | will worry |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will worry about my kids.
- You will worry too much.
- She will worry about money.
- We will worry about the future.
- They will worry about their health.
Future Continuous
| I | will be worrying |
| you | will be worrying |
| he/she/it | will be worrying |
| we | will be worrying |
| they | will be worrying |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be worrying about my kids.
- You will be worrying too much.
- He will be worrying about money.
- We will be worrying about the future.
- They will be worrying about their health.
Future Perfect
| I | will have worried |
| you | will have worried |
| he/she/it | will have worried |
| we | will have worried |
| they | will have worried |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have worried about my kids.
- You will have worried too much.
- She will have worried about money.
- We will have worried about the future.
- They will have worried about their health.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been worrying |
| you | will have been worrying |
| he/she/it | will have been worrying |
| we | will have been worrying |
| they | will have been worrying |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been worrying about my kids.
- You will have been worrying too much.
- He will have been worrying about money.
- We will have been worrying about the future.
- They will have been worrying about their health.