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What words refer to asking for advice?
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Conjugation ask conjugation
How do you conjugate ask?
ask · verb
Present I ask
Positive I ask
Singular
1st person I ask
2nd person you ask
3rd person he/she/it asks
Plural
1st person we ask
2nd person you ask
3rd person they ask
Negative I don't ask
Singular
1st person I don't ask I do not ask
2nd person you don't ask you do not ask
3rd person he/she/it doesn't ask he/she/it does not ask
Plural
1st person we don't ask we do not ask
2nd person you don't ask you do not ask
3rd person they don't ask they do not ask
Question do I ask?
Singular
1st person do I ask?
2nd person do you ask?
3rd person does he/she/it ask?
Plural
1st person do we ask?
2nd person do you ask?
3rd person do they ask?
Negative question don't I ask?
Singular
1st person don't I ask? do I not ask?
2nd person don't you ask? do you not ask?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it ask? does he/she/it not ask?
Plural
1st person don't we ask? do we not ask?
2nd person don't you ask? do you not ask?
3rd person don't they ask? do they not ask?
Past I asked
Positive I asked
Singular
1st person I asked
2nd person you asked
3rd person he/she/it asked
Plural
1st person we asked
2nd person you asked
3rd person they asked
Negative I didn't ask
Singular
1st person I didn't ask I did not ask
2nd person you didn't ask you did not ask
3rd person he/she/it didn't ask he/she/it did not ask
Plural
1st person we didn't ask we did not ask
2nd person you didn't ask you did not ask
3rd person they didn't ask they did not ask
Question did I ask?
Singular
1st person did I ask?
2nd person did you ask?
3rd person did he/she/it ask?
Plural
1st person did we ask?
2nd person did you ask?
3rd person did they ask?
Negative question didn't I ask?
Singular
1st person didn't I ask? did I not ask?
2nd person didn't you ask? did you not ask?
3rd person didn't he/she/it ask? did he/she/it not ask?
Plural
1st person didn't we ask? did we not ask?
2nd person didn't you ask? did you not ask?
3rd person didn't they ask? did they not ask?
Future I'll ask
Positive I'll ask
Singular
1st person I'll ask I will ask
2nd person you'll ask you will ask
3rd person he/she/it'll ask he/she/it will ask
Plural
1st person we'll ask we will ask
2nd person you'll ask you will ask
3rd person they'll ask they will ask
Negative I won't ask
Singular
1st person I won't ask I will not ask
2nd person you won't ask you will not ask
3rd person he/she/it won't ask he/she/it will not ask
Plural
1st person we won't ask we will not ask
2nd person you won't ask you will not ask
3rd person they won't ask they will not ask
Question will I ask?
Singular
1st person will I ask?
2nd person will you ask?
3rd person will he/she/it ask?
Plural
1st person will we ask?
2nd person will you ask?
3rd person will they ask?
Negative question won't I ask?
Singular
1st person won't I ask? will I not ask?
2nd person won't you ask? will you not ask?
3rd person won't he/she/it ask? will he/she/it not ask?
Plural
1st person won't we ask? will we not ask?
2nd person won't you ask? will you not ask?
3rd person won't they ask? will they not ask?
Conditional I'd ask
Positive I'd ask
Singular
1st person I'd ask I would ask
2nd person you'd ask you would ask
3rd person he/she/it'd ask he/she/it would ask
Plural
1st person we'd ask we would ask
2nd person you'd ask you would ask
3rd person they'd ask they would ask
Negative I wouldn't ask
Singular
1st person I wouldn't ask I would not ask
2nd person you wouldn't ask you would not ask
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't ask he/she/it would not ask
Plural
1st person we wouldn't ask we would not ask
2nd person you wouldn't ask you would not ask
3rd person they wouldn't ask they would not ask
Question would I ask?
Singular
1st person would I ask?
2nd person would you ask?
3rd person would he/she/it ask?
Plural
1st person would we ask?
2nd person would you ask?
3rd person would they ask?
Negative question wouldn't I ask?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I ask? would I not ask?
2nd person wouldn't you ask? would you not ask?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it ask? would he/she/it not ask?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we ask? would we not ask?
2nd person wouldn't you ask? would you not ask?
3rd person wouldn't they ask? would they not ask?
Present continuous I'm asking
Positive I'm asking
Singular
1st person I'm asking I am asking
2nd person you're asking you are asking
3rd person he/she/it's asking he/she/it is asking
Plural
1st person we're asking we are asking
2nd person you're asking you are asking
3rd person they're asking they are asking
Negative I'm not asking
Singular
1st person I'm not asking I am not asking
2nd person you aren't asking you're not asking you are not asking
3rd person he/she/it isn't asking he/she/it's not asking he/she/it is not asking
Plural
1st person we aren't asking we're not asking we are not asking
2nd person you aren't asking you're not asking you are not asking
3rd person they aren't asking they're not asking they are not asking
Question am I asking?
Singular
1st person am I asking?
2nd person are you asking?
3rd person is he/she/it asking?
Plural
1st person are we asking?
2nd person are you asking?
3rd person are they asking?
Negative question aren't I asking?
Singular
1st person aren't I asking? am I not asking?
2nd person aren't you asking? are you not asking?
3rd person isn't he/she/it asking? is he/she/it not asking?
Plural
1st person aren't we asking? are we not asking?
2nd person aren't you asking? are you not asking?
3rd person aren't they asking? are they not asking?
Past continuous I was asking
Positive I was asking
Singular
1st person I was asking
2nd person you were asking
3rd person he/she/it was asking
Plural
1st person we were asking
2nd person you were asking
3rd person they were asking
Negative I wasn't asking
Singular
1st person I wasn't asking I was not asking
2nd person you weren't asking you were not asking
3rd person he/she/it wasn't asking he/she/it was not asking
Plural
1st person we weren't asking we were not asking
2nd person you weren't asking you were not asking
3rd person they weren't asking they were not asking
Question was I asking?
Singular
1st person was I asking?
2nd person were you asking?
3rd person was he/she/it asking?
Plural
1st person were we asking?
2nd person were you asking?
3rd person were they asking?
Negative question wasn't I asking?
Singular
1st person wasn't I asking? was I not asking?
2nd person weren't you asking? were you not asking?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it asking? was he/she/it not asking?
Plural
1st person weren't we asking? were we not asking?
2nd person weren't you asking? were you not asking?
3rd person weren't they asking? were they not asking?
Future continuous I'll be asking
Positive I'll be asking
Singular
1st person I'll be asking I will be asking
2nd person you'll be asking you will be asking
3rd person he/she/it'll be asking he/she/it will be asking
Plural
1st person we'll be asking we will be asking
2nd person you'll be asking you will be asking
3rd person they'll be asking they will be asking
Negative I won't be asking
Singular
1st person I won't be asking I will not be asking
2nd person you won't be asking you will not be asking
3rd person he/she/it won't be asking he/she/it will not be asking
Plural
1st person we won't be asking we will not be asking
2nd person you won't be asking you will not be asking
3rd person they won't be asking they will not be asking
Question will I be asking?
Singular
1st person will I be asking?
2nd person will you be asking?
3rd person will he/she/it be asking?
Plural
1st person will we be asking?
2nd person will you be asking?
3rd person will they be asking?
Negative question won't I be asking?
Singular
1st person won't I be asking? will I not be asking?
2nd person won't you be asking? will you not be asking?
3rd person won't he/she/it be asking? will he/she/it not be asking?
Plural
1st person won't we be asking? will we not be asking?
2nd person won't you be asking? will you not be asking?
3rd person won't they be asking? will they not be asking?
Conditional continuous I'd be asking
Positive I'd be asking
Singular
1st person I'd be asking I would be asking
2nd person you'd be asking you would be asking
3rd person he/she/it'd be asking he/she/it would be asking
Plural
1st person we'd be asking we would be asking
2nd person you'd be asking you would be asking
3rd person they'd be asking they would be asking
Negative I wouldn't be asking
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be asking I would not be asking
2nd person you wouldn't be asking you would not be asking
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be asking he/she/it would not be asking
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be asking we would not be asking
2nd person you wouldn't be asking you would not be asking
3rd person they wouldn't be asking they would not be asking
Question would I be asking?
Singular
1st person would I be asking?
2nd person would you be asking?
3rd person would he/she/it be asking?
Plural
1st person would we be asking?
2nd person would you be asking?
3rd person would they be asking?
Negative question wouldn't I be asking?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be asking? would I not be asking?
2nd person wouldn't you be asking? would you not be asking?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be asking? would he/she/it not be asking?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be asking? would we not be asking?
2nd person wouldn't you be asking? would you not be asking?
3rd person wouldn't they be asking? would they not be asking?
Present perfect I've asked
Positive I've asked
Singular
1st person I've asked I have asked
2nd person you've asked you have asked
3rd person he/she/it's asked he/she/it has asked
Plural
1st person we've asked we have asked
2nd person you've asked you have asked
3rd person they've asked they have asked
Negative I haven't asked
Singular
1st person I haven't asked I have not asked
2nd person you haven't asked you have not asked
3rd person he/she/it hasn't asked he/she/it has not asked
Plural
1st person we haven't asked we have not asked
2nd person you haven't asked you have not asked
3rd person they haven't asked they have not asked
Question have I asked?
Singular
1st person have I asked?
2nd person have you asked?
3rd person has he/she/it asked?
Plural
1st person have we asked?
2nd person have you asked?
3rd person have they asked?
Negative question haven't I asked?
Singular
1st person haven't I asked? have I not asked?
2nd person haven't you asked? have you not asked?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it asked? has he/she/it not asked?
Plural
1st person haven't we asked? have we not asked?
2nd person haven't you asked? have you not asked?
3rd person haven't they asked? have they not asked?
Past perfect I had asked
Positive I had asked
Singular
1st person I had asked
2nd person you had asked
3rd person he/she/it had asked
Plural
1st person we had asked
2nd person you had asked
3rd person they had asked
Negative I hadn't asked
Singular
1st person I hadn't asked I had not asked
2nd person you hadn't asked you had not asked
3rd person he/she/it hadn't asked he/she/it had not asked
Plural
1st person we hadn't asked we had not asked
2nd person you hadn't asked you had not asked
3rd person they hadn't asked they had not asked
Question had I asked?
Singular
1st person had I asked?
2nd person had you asked?
3rd person had he/she/it asked?
Plural
1st person had we asked?
2nd person had you asked?
3rd person had they asked?
Negative question hadn't I asked?
Singular
1st person hadn't I asked? had I not asked?
2nd person hadn't you asked? had you not asked?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it asked? had he/she/it not asked?
Plural
1st person hadn't we asked? had we not asked?
2nd person hadn't you asked? had you not asked?
3rd person hadn't they asked? had they not asked?
Future perfect I'll have asked
Positive I'll have asked
Singular
1st person I'll have asked I will have asked
2nd person you'll have asked you will have asked
3rd person he/she/it'll have asked he/she/it will have asked
Plural
1st person we'll have asked we will have asked
2nd person you'll have asked you will have asked
3rd person they'll have asked they will have asked
Negative I won't have asked
Singular
1st person I won't have asked I will not have asked
2nd person you won't have asked you will not have asked
3rd person he/she/it won't have asked he/she/it will not have asked
Plural
1st person we won't have asked we will not have asked
2nd person you won't have asked you will not have asked
3rd person they won't have asked they will not have asked
Question +'ll I have asked?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have asked? will I have asked?
2nd person +'ll you have asked? will you have asked?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have asked? will he/she/it have asked?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have asked? will we have asked?
2nd person +'ll you have asked? will you have asked?
3rd person +'ll they have asked? will they have asked?
Negative question won't I have asked?
Singular
1st person won't I have asked? will I not have asked?
2nd person won't you have asked? will you not have asked?
3rd person won't he/she/it have asked? will he/she/it not have asked?
Plural
1st person won't we have asked? will we not have asked?
2nd person won't you have asked? will you not have asked?
3rd person won't they have asked? will they not have asked?
Conditional perfect I'd have asked
Positive I'd have asked
Singular
1st person I'd have asked I would have asked
2nd person you'd have asked you would have asked
3rd person he/she/it'd have asked he/she/it would have asked
Plural
1st person we'd have asked we would have asked
2nd person you'd have asked you would have asked
3rd person they'd have asked they would have asked
Negative I wouldn't have asked
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have asked I would not have asked
2nd person you wouldn't have asked you would not have asked
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have asked he/she/it would not have asked
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have asked we would not have asked
2nd person you wouldn't have asked you would not have asked
3rd person they wouldn't have asked they would not have asked
Question would I have asked?
Singular
1st person would I have asked?
2nd person would you have asked?
3rd person would he/she/it have asked?
Plural
1st person would we have asked?
2nd person would you have asked?
3rd person would they have asked?
Negative question wouldn't I have asked?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have asked? would I not have asked?
2nd person wouldn't you have asked? would you not have asked?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have asked? would he/she/it not have asked?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have asked? would we not have asked?
2nd person wouldn't you have asked? would you not have asked?
3rd person wouldn't they have asked? would they not have asked?
Imperative ask!
Positive
you ask!
we let's ask!
Negative
you don't ask!
we let's not ask!
Examples ask examples
How do I use ask in a sentence?
Simple sentences
The seven questions that an engineer has to ask himself are: who, what, when, where, why, how and how much.
If there is anything you want, don't hesitate to ask me.
Don't hesitate to ask for advice.
Don't hesitate to ask questions if you don't understand.
Don't hesitate to ask me any questions.
Ask your dad to help you.
Please permit me to ask you some questions.
May I ask you some questions about your name?
Don't ask me for money.
I do not have the courage to ask my boss to lend me his car.
Don't hesitate to ask questions if you don't understand my explanation.
Don't hesitate to ask questions.
Ask your question.
Why do you ask?
If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.
I won't ask you anything else today.
I need to ask you a silly question.
Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?
May I ask a question?
Don't ask what they think. Ask what they do.
When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
Ask Trang if he's going out this evening.
Movie subtitles
I call because I wanted to ask you something.
You won't answer anyone's questions at all, but you'll ask me questions, huh?
You ask a lot questions, don't you?
We should ask the Rosenberg Institute about that.
In the next episode of civilization, I'll ask why it was that the scientific revolution happened only in the West, and failed to take off even in those parts of the Eastern world that had once been pioneers of mathematics and astronomy.
Heavenly Father, as we prepare to turn in for the night, we ask that you give us the.
Where, you ask?
It says that we should visit there and ask the forgiveness to the deceased.
Ask the forgiveness?
I came because I have something to ask you.
I didn't ask about where the burial site is.
If you feel wronged, die, catch your husband, and ask him.
We.. We have a favor to ask the magistrate about.
Then there IS a place I could ask from!
What? You won't answer anyone's questions at all, but you'll ask me questions, huh?
One can ask whether they realised the size of such an undertaking.
Hey interpreter, ask this guy where they spent the night.
Just ask if you need anything.
You'd promised to ask your friends to help me.
Ask our Saint-Simonian brothers. Ask Talabot.
Since your paper deals with politics, I've a favor to ask.
I came to ask you for Jeanne's hand, officially.
And in return, I would ask that you stop your campaign of false propaganda.
Ask your question.
Well, if you ask me, I'd say it must have been some fellow who wanted to sow the seeds of discord between us and the Guardians.
I'm saying, and, uh, when he called me to ask for my help, I just couldn't refuse.
Tell him he's my best worker, and ask him what the fucking problem is.
Ask him if I told him we were friends.
They also control the soccer pitch, which means if you want to play there, you have to ask permission from Frankie and his crew.
Nick, what I'm about to do, I ask for your forgiveness.
So then we had to ask ourselves, where was the fucking hideout, and where were they launching the balloons from?
I respectfully ask you one Let us share the soccer pitch. You're never gonna play on our soccer field.
Ask my dad.
Can I just ask, what's with all the rough stuff?
Please don't ask if you can keep the money.
Go back to the shop where you bought it from, right, and ask someone there to help you, they'll help you.
Do that and I won't have to ask you to kill the others.
Can I ask you something, though?
I have something to ask you.
News and current affairs
Iran may ask what right others have to demand that it forego nuclear weapons.
Abbas is now setting his sights on Europe, and would ask Turkey to serve as a go-between.
Although economic theory today is much improved, if we ask people about the cause of the current crisis, we will mostly get the same answers.
At that meeting, European leaders should ask themselves the following questions: Has the EU given Turkey a fair deal in the case of Cyprus?
One could reasonably ask why anyone thinks such a vague agreement is any kind of advance at all.
How, you might ask, can I say this?
Africans suffering from hunger and drought, and indeed poor people everywhere, have a right to ask much more of the US and other rich countries.
It is unrealistic to ask poor countries, where more than 1.6 billion people do not have access to clean energy and technologies, to bear the costs associated with the much needed technological change.
I ask myself why they have the opportunity to travel, to study, to take vacations, when I cannot go abroad even to learn medicine.
One may ask whether transparency and the requirement that local landholders consent to a sale is enough to protect people living in poverty.
Of course, one might ask why the people involved should matter at all; surely the facts of the case should speak for themselves.
In order to maintain absolutist power and to minimize public anger, the Saudi princes, led by Prince Naif, asked the reformers to sign an agreement that they would never again ask for reform.
America is currently transfixed with the problem it has created for itself in Iraq, but the presidential candidates are also beginning to ask what principles should guide United States foreign policy after Iraq.
Developing countries ask why they should pay attention to global warming if rich countries are not prepared to curtail their own emissions sharply?
Just ask any of the large international banking groups headquartered in financially stressed eurozone countries.
Why, people ask, are schools and roads in Afghanistan and Iraq more important than those in Colorado or California? At one point in 2008, the US military picked up the cost of transporting a tiger for the Baghdad zoo.
Why, people ask, are schools and roads in Afghanistan and Iraq more important than those in Colorado or California?
And they ask their listeners to believe that they alone will restore American dignity and articulate the wishes of the unheard.
The example of recent weeks gives us no cause for optimism that US legislators will rise above partisan politics and ask themselves what is best for America.
Normally, countries ask for shared sacrifice, as they ask their young men and women to risk their lives.
It can ask the central bank for help and sell some of its assets for cash.