Meaning: use or control something.
Operate Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Operate |
| Past Tense (V2): | Operated |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Operated |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Operating |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Operates |
Operate Past Tense:
Past Tense of Operate is Operated.
Example: Sarah operated the machine.
Operate Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Operate is Operated.
Example: Sarah has operated the machine.
Operate Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Operate is Operating.
Example: Sarah is operating the machine.
Operate 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Operate is Operates.
Example: Sarah operates the machine.
Operate Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I operate the machine.
- We/You/They operate the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam operates the machine.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am operating the machine.
- We/You/They are operating the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam is operating the machine.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have operated the machine.
- We/You/They have operated the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam has operated the machine.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been operating the machine.
- We/You/They have been operating the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam has been operating the machine.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I operated the machine.
- We/You/They operated the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam operated the machine.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was operating the machine.
- We/You/They were operating the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam was operating the machine.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had operated the machine.
- We/You/They had operated the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam had operated the machine.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been operating the machine.
- We/You/They had been operating the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam had been operating the machine.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will operate the machine.
- We/You/They will operate the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam will operate the machine.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be operating the machine.
- We/You/They will be operating the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam will be operating the machine.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have operated the machine.
- We/You/They will have operated the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam will have operated the machine.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been operating the machine.
- We/You/They will have been operating the machine.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been operating the machine.
Past Tense of Operate Phrasal Verbs
| Operate Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Operate on | Operated on |
| Operate with | Operated with |
| Operate for | Operated for |
| Operate under | Operated under |
| Operate around | Operated around |
| Operate over | Operated over |
| Operate out | Operated out |
| Operate back | Operated back |
| Operate at | Operated at |
| Operate in | Operated in |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Operate?
Future Tense of operate is “will operate”.
What is the Present Tense of Operate?
Present Tense of operate is “operate + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | operate |
| He/she/it/singular name | operates |
| Present participle | operating |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Operate?
Past perfect tense of take is “had operated”.
