Yawn – English Verbs Conjugation

yawn yawns yawning yawned

Yawn means to open the mouth wide and breathe in deeply, usually from tiredness. Regular verb: yawn-yawned-yawned.

Meanings

To open mouth wide involuntarily
To gape open
To seem boring (figurative)

Common Collocations

yawn with boredom stifle a yawn yawning gap yawning chasm couldn't stop yawning

Tip for Learners

Yawning gap is a large difference. Stifle a yawn means to suppress it. Yawning is contagious!

Present Simple

I	yawn
you	yawn
he/she/it	yawns
we	yawn
they	yawn

Examples - Present Simple

I yawn when tired.
You yawn too loudly.
She yawns frequently.
We yawn in class.
They yawn during meetings.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am yawning now.
You are yawning too loudly.
She is yawning frequently.
We are yawning in class.
They are yawning during the meeting.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have yawned all day.
You have yawned too loudly.
She has yawned frequently.
We have yawned in class.
They have yawned during meetings.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been yawning all day.
You have been yawning too loudly.
She has been yawning frequently.
We have been yawning in class.
They have been yawning during meetings.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I yawned all day.
You yawned too loudly.
She yawned frequently.
We yawned in class.
They yawned during the meeting.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was yawning in class.
You were yawning too loudly.
She was yawning frequently.
We were yawning in class.
They were yawning during the meeting.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had yawned all day.
You had yawned too loudly.
She had yawned frequently.
We had yawned in class.
They had yawned during meetings.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been yawning all day.
You had been yawning too loudly.
He had been yawning frequently.
We had been yawning in class.
They had been yawning during meetings.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will yawn later.
You will yawn too loudly.
She will yawn frequently.
We will yawn in class.
They will yawn during the meeting.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be yawning later.
You will be yawning too loudly.
He will be yawning frequently.
We will be yawning in class.
They will be yawning during the meeting.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have yawned many times.
You will have yawned too loudly.
She will have yawned frequently.
We will have yawned in class.
They will have yawned during meetings.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been yawning all day.
You will have been yawning too loudly.
He will have been yawning frequently.
We will have been yawning in class.
They will have been yawning during meetings.