Zero – English Verbs Conjugation

zero zeroes zeroing zeroed

Zero means to focus attention or aim precisely at something. Regular verb: zero-zeroed-zeroed.

Meanings

To adjust to zero
To focus attention on
To aim precisely at

Common Collocations

zero in on zero tolerance ground zero zero out zero hour

Tip for Learners

Zero in on means to focus precisely on a target. Zero tolerance means no acceptance of something.

Present Simple

I	zero
you	zero
he/she/it	zeroes
we	zero
they	zero

Examples - Present Simple

I zero in on the target.
You zero the scale.
She zeros out the balance.
We zero in on the problem.
They zero the odometer.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am zeroing in on the target.
You are zeroing the scale.
She is zeroing out the balance.
We are zeroing in on the problem.
They are zeroing the odometer.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have zeroed in on the target.
You have zeroed the scale.
She has zeroed out the balance.
We have zeroed in on the problem.
They have zeroed the odometer.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been zeroing in on the target.
You have been zeroing the scale.
She has been zeroing out balances.
We have been zeroing in on problems.
They have been zeroing odometers.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I zeroed in on the target.
You zeroed the scale.
She zeroed out the balance.
We zeroed in on the problem.
They zeroed the odometer.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was zeroing in on the target.
You were zeroing the scale.
She was zeroing out the balance.
We were zeroing in on the problem.
They were zeroing the odometer.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had zeroed in on the target.
You had zeroed the scale.
She had zeroed out the balance.
We had zeroed in on the problem.
They had zeroed the odometer.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been zeroing in on the target.
You had been zeroing the scale.
He had been zeroing out balances.
We had been zeroing in on problems.
They had been zeroing odometers.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will zero in on the target.
You will zero the scale.
She will zero out the balance.
We will zero in on the problem.
They will zero the odometer.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be zeroing in on the target.
You will be zeroing the scale.
He will be zeroing out balances.
We will be zeroing in on problems.
They will be zeroing odometers.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have zeroed in on the target.
You will have zeroed the scale.
She will have zeroed out the balance.
We will have zeroed in on the problem.
They will have zeroed the odometer.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been zeroing in on the target.
You will have been zeroing the scale.
He will have been zeroing out balances.
We will have been zeroing in on problems.
They will have been zeroing odometers.