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The Verb "Meet" in English

Conjugation of "To Meet"

The verb "meet" is an irregular verb. (This means that "meet" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Meet"

FormmeetAlternative Name
Base FormmeetInfinitive Form
The -S FormmeetsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormmetSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormmeetingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formmet[no alternative name]

"To Meet" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "meet" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

PersonSimple PastPast Progressive TensePast Perfect TensePast Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • met
  • met
  • met
  • met
  • met
  • met
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was meeting
  • were meeting
  • was meeting
  • were meeting
  • were meeting
  • were meeting
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had met
  • had met
  • had met
  • had met
  • had met
  • had met
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been meeting
  • had been meeting
  • had been meeting
  • had been meeting
  • had been meeting
  • had been meeting
The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

PersonSimple PresentPresent Progressive TensePresent Perfect TensePresent Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • meet
  • meet
  • meets
  • meet
  • meet
  • meet
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am meeting
  • are meeting
  • is meeting
  • are meeting
  • are meeting
  • are meeting
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have met
  • have met
  • has met
  • have met
  • have met
  • have met
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been meeting
  • have been meeting
  • has been meeting
  • have been meeting
  • have been meeting
  • have been meeting
The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

PersonSimple FutureFuture Progressive TenseFuture Perfect TenseFuture Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • will meet
  • will meet
  • will meet
  • will meet
  • will meet
  • will meet
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be meeting
  • will be meeting
  • will be meeting
  • will be meeting
  • will be meeting
  • will be meeting
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have met
  • will have met
  • will have met
  • will have met
  • will have met
  • will have met
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been meeting
  • will have been meeting
  • will have been meeting
  • will have been meeting
  • will have been meeting
  • will have been meeting
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs: Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs: Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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