Meaning: to depend on someone or something in order to get what you want or need.
Rely Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Rely |
| Past Tense (V2): | Relied |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Relied |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Relying |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Relies |
Rely Past Tense:
Past Tense of Rely is Relied.
Example: Sarah relied on the journal.
Rely Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Rely is Relied.
Example: Sarah has relied on the journal.
Rely Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Rely is Relying.
Example: Sarah is relying on the journal.
Rely 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Rely is Relies.
Example: Sarah relies on the journal.
Rely Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I rely on the journal.
- We/You/They rely on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam relies on the journal.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am relying on the journal.
- We/You/They are relying on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam is relying on the journal.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have relied on the journal.
- We/You/They have relied on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam has relied on the journal.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been relying on the journal.
- We/You/They have been relying on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam has been relying on the journal.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I relied on the journal.
- We/You/They relied on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam relied on the journal.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was relying on the journal.
- We/You/They were relying on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam was relying on the journal.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had relied on the journal.
- We/You/They had relied on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam had relied on the journal.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been relying on the journal.
- We/You/They had been relying on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam had been relying on the journal.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will rely on the journal.
- We/You/They will rely on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam will rely on the journal.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be relying on the journal.
- We/You/They will be relying on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam will be relying on the journal.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have relied on the journal.
- We/You/They will have relied on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam will have relied on the journal.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been relying on the journal.
- We/You/They will have been relying on the journal.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been relying on the journal.
Past Tense of Rely Phrasal Verbs
| Rely Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Rely on | Relied on |
| Rely upon | Relied upon |
| Rely in | Relied in |
| Rely with | Relied with |
| Rely around | Relied around |
| Rely out | Relied out |
| Rely back | Relied back |
| Rely up | Relied up |
| Rely over | Relied over |
| Rely through | Relied through |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Rely?
Future Tense of rely is “will rely”.
What is the Present Tense of Rely?
Present Tense of rely is “rely + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | rely |
| He/she/it/singular name | relies |
| Present participle | relying |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Rely?
Past perfect tense of take is “had relied”.
