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Conjugation cost conjugation
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cost · verb
Present I cost
Positive I cost
Singular
1st person I cost
2nd person you cost
3rd person he/she/it costs
Plural
1st person we cost
2nd person you cost
3rd person they cost
Negative I don't cost
Singular
1st person I don't cost I do not cost
2nd person you don't cost you do not cost
3rd person he/she/it doesn't cost he/she/it does not cost
Plural
1st person we don't cost we do not cost
2nd person you don't cost you do not cost
3rd person they don't cost they do not cost
Question do I cost?
Singular
1st person do I cost?
2nd person do you cost?
3rd person does he/she/it cost?
Plural
1st person do we cost?
2nd person do you cost?
3rd person do they cost?
Negative question don't I cost?
Singular
1st person don't I cost? do I not cost?
2nd person don't you cost? do you not cost?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it cost? does he/she/it not cost?
Plural
1st person don't we cost? do we not cost?
2nd person don't you cost? do you not cost?
3rd person don't they cost? do they not cost?
Past I cost
Positive I cost
Singular
1st person I cost I costed
2nd person you cost you costed
3rd person he/she/it cost he/she/it costed
Plural
1st person we cost we costed
2nd person you cost you costed
3rd person they cost they costed
Negative I didn't cost
Singular
1st person I didn't cost I did not cost
2nd person you didn't cost you did not cost
3rd person he/she/it didn't cost he/she/it did not cost
Plural
1st person we didn't cost we did not cost
2nd person you didn't cost you did not cost
3rd person they didn't cost they did not cost
Question did I cost?
Singular
1st person did I cost?
2nd person did you cost?
3rd person did he/she/it cost?
Plural
1st person did we cost?
2nd person did you cost?
3rd person did they cost?
Negative question didn't I cost?
Singular
1st person didn't I cost? did I not cost?
2nd person didn't you cost? did you not cost?
3rd person didn't he/she/it cost? did he/she/it not cost?
Plural
1st person didn't we cost? did we not cost?
2nd person didn't you cost? did you not cost?
3rd person didn't they cost? did they not cost?
Future I'll cost
Positive I'll cost
Singular
1st person I'll cost I will cost
2nd person you'll cost you will cost
3rd person he/she/it'll cost he/she/it will cost
Plural
1st person we'll cost we will cost
2nd person you'll cost you will cost
3rd person they'll cost they will cost
Negative I won't cost
Singular
1st person I won't cost I will not cost
2nd person you won't cost you will not cost
3rd person he/she/it won't cost he/she/it will not cost
Plural
1st person we won't cost we will not cost
2nd person you won't cost you will not cost
3rd person they won't cost they will not cost
Question will I cost?
Singular
1st person will I cost?
2nd person will you cost?
3rd person will he/she/it cost?
Plural
1st person will we cost?
2nd person will you cost?
3rd person will they cost?
Negative question won't I cost?
Singular
1st person won't I cost? will I not cost?
2nd person won't you cost? will you not cost?
3rd person won't he/she/it cost? will he/she/it not cost?
Plural
1st person won't we cost? will we not cost?
2nd person won't you cost? will you not cost?
3rd person won't they cost? will they not cost?
Conditional I'd cost
Positive I'd cost
Singular
1st person I'd cost I would cost
2nd person you'd cost you would cost
3rd person he/she/it'd cost he/she/it would cost
Plural
1st person we'd cost we would cost
2nd person you'd cost you would cost
3rd person they'd cost they would cost
Negative I wouldn't cost
Singular
1st person I wouldn't cost I would not cost
2nd person you wouldn't cost you would not cost
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't cost he/she/it would not cost
Plural
1st person we wouldn't cost we would not cost
2nd person you wouldn't cost you would not cost
3rd person they wouldn't cost they would not cost
Question would I cost?
Singular
1st person would I cost?
2nd person would you cost?
3rd person would he/she/it cost?
Plural
1st person would we cost?
2nd person would you cost?
3rd person would they cost?
Negative question wouldn't I cost?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I cost? would I not cost?
2nd person wouldn't you cost? would you not cost?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it cost? would he/she/it not cost?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we cost? would we not cost?
2nd person wouldn't you cost? would you not cost?
3rd person wouldn't they cost? would they not cost?
Present continuous I'm costing
Positive I'm costing
Singular
1st person I'm costing I am costing
2nd person you're costing you are costing
3rd person he/she/it's costing he/she/it is costing
Plural
1st person we're costing we are costing
2nd person you're costing you are costing
3rd person they're costing they are costing
Negative I'm not costing
Singular
1st person I'm not costing I am not costing
2nd person you aren't costing you're not costing you are not costing
3rd person he/she/it isn't costing he/she/it's not costing he/she/it is not costing
Plural
1st person we aren't costing we're not costing we are not costing
2nd person you aren't costing you're not costing you are not costing
3rd person they aren't costing they're not costing they are not costing
Question am I costing?
Singular
1st person am I costing?
2nd person are you costing?
3rd person is he/she/it costing?
Plural
1st person are we costing?
2nd person are you costing?
3rd person are they costing?
Negative question aren't I costing?
Singular
1st person aren't I costing? am I not costing?
2nd person aren't you costing? are you not costing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it costing? is he/she/it not costing?
Plural
1st person aren't we costing? are we not costing?
2nd person aren't you costing? are you not costing?
3rd person aren't they costing? are they not costing?
Past continuous I was costing
Positive I was costing
Singular
1st person I was costing
2nd person you were costing
3rd person he/she/it was costing
Plural
1st person we were costing
2nd person you were costing
3rd person they were costing
Negative I wasn't costing
Singular
1st person I wasn't costing I was not costing
2nd person you weren't costing you were not costing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't costing he/she/it was not costing
Plural
1st person we weren't costing we were not costing
2nd person you weren't costing you were not costing
3rd person they weren't costing they were not costing
Question was I costing?
Singular
1st person was I costing?
2nd person were you costing?
3rd person was he/she/it costing?
Plural
1st person were we costing?
2nd person were you costing?
3rd person were they costing?
Negative question wasn't I costing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I costing? was I not costing?
2nd person weren't you costing? were you not costing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it costing? was he/she/it not costing?
Plural
1st person weren't we costing? were we not costing?
2nd person weren't you costing? were you not costing?
3rd person weren't they costing? were they not costing?
Future continuous I'll be costing
Positive I'll be costing
Singular
1st person I'll be costing I will be costing
2nd person you'll be costing you will be costing
3rd person he/she/it'll be costing he/she/it will be costing
Plural
1st person we'll be costing we will be costing
2nd person you'll be costing you will be costing
3rd person they'll be costing they will be costing
Negative I won't be costing
Singular
1st person I won't be costing I will not be costing
2nd person you won't be costing you will not be costing
3rd person he/she/it won't be costing he/she/it will not be costing
Plural
1st person we won't be costing we will not be costing
2nd person you won't be costing you will not be costing
3rd person they won't be costing they will not be costing
Question will I be costing?
Singular
1st person will I be costing?
2nd person will you be costing?
3rd person will he/she/it be costing?
Plural
1st person will we be costing?
2nd person will you be costing?
3rd person will they be costing?
Negative question won't I be costing?
Singular
1st person won't I be costing? will I not be costing?
2nd person won't you be costing? will you not be costing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be costing? will he/she/it not be costing?
Plural
1st person won't we be costing? will we not be costing?
2nd person won't you be costing? will you not be costing?
3rd person won't they be costing? will they not be costing?
Conditional continuous I'd be costing
Positive I'd be costing
Singular
1st person I'd be costing I would be costing
2nd person you'd be costing you would be costing
3rd person he/she/it'd be costing he/she/it would be costing
Plural
1st person we'd be costing we would be costing
2nd person you'd be costing you would be costing
3rd person they'd be costing they would be costing
Negative I wouldn't be costing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be costing I would not be costing
2nd person you wouldn't be costing you would not be costing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be costing he/she/it would not be costing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be costing we would not be costing
2nd person you wouldn't be costing you would not be costing
3rd person they wouldn't be costing they would not be costing
Question would I be costing?
Singular
1st person would I be costing?
2nd person would you be costing?
3rd person would he/she/it be costing?
Plural
1st person would we be costing?
2nd person would you be costing?
3rd person would they be costing?
Negative question wouldn't I be costing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be costing? would I not be costing?
2nd person wouldn't you be costing? would you not be costing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be costing? would he/she/it not be costing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be costing? would we not be costing?
2nd person wouldn't you be costing? would you not be costing?
3rd person wouldn't they be costing? would they not be costing?
Present perfect I've cost
Positive I've cost
Singular
1st person I've cost I've costed I have cost I have costed
2nd person you've cost you've costed you have cost you have costed
3rd person he/she/it's cost he/she/it's costed he/she/it has cost he/she/it has costed
Plural
1st person we've cost we've costed we have cost we have costed
2nd person you've cost you've costed you have cost you have costed
3rd person they've cost they've costed they have cost they have costed
Negative I haven't cost
Singular
1st person I haven't cost I haven't costed I have not cost I have not costed
2nd person you haven't cost you haven't costed you have not cost you have not costed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't cost he/she/it hasn't costed he/she/it has not cost he/she/it has not costed
Plural
1st person we haven't cost we haven't costed we have not cost we have not costed
2nd person you haven't cost you haven't costed you have not cost you have not costed
3rd person they haven't cost they haven't costed they have not cost they have not costed
Question have I cost?
Singular
1st person have I cost? have I costed?
2nd person have you cost? have you costed?
3rd person has he/she/it cost? has he/she/it costed?
Plural
1st person have we cost? have we costed?
2nd person have you cost? have you costed?
3rd person have they cost? have they costed?
Negative question haven't I cost?
Singular
1st person haven't I cost? haven't I costed? have I not cost? have I not costed?
2nd person haven't you cost? haven't you costed? have you not cost? have you not costed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it cost? hasn't he/she/it costed? has he/she/it not cost? has he/she/it not costed?
Plural
1st person haven't we cost? haven't we costed? have we not cost? have we not costed?
2nd person haven't you cost? haven't you costed? have you not cost? have you not costed?
3rd person haven't they cost? haven't they costed? have they not cost? have they not costed?
Past perfect I had cost
Positive I had cost
Singular
1st person I had cost I had costed
2nd person you had cost you had costed
3rd person he/she/it had cost he/she/it had costed
Plural
1st person we had cost we had costed
2nd person you had cost you had costed
3rd person they had cost they had costed
Negative I hadn't cost
Singular
1st person I hadn't cost I hadn't costed I had not cost I had not costed
2nd person you hadn't cost you hadn't costed you had not cost you had not costed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't cost he/she/it hadn't costed he/she/it had not cost he/she/it had not costed
Plural
1st person we hadn't cost we hadn't costed we had not cost we had not costed
2nd person you hadn't cost you hadn't costed you had not cost you had not costed
3rd person they hadn't cost they hadn't costed they had not cost they had not costed
Question had I cost?
Singular
1st person had I cost? had I costed?
2nd person had you cost? had you costed?
3rd person had he/she/it cost? had he/she/it costed?
Plural
1st person had we cost? had we costed?
2nd person had you cost? had you costed?
3rd person had they cost? had they costed?
Negative question hadn't I cost?
Singular
1st person hadn't I cost? hadn't I costed? had I not cost? had I not costed?
2nd person hadn't you cost? hadn't you costed? had you not cost? had you not costed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it cost? hadn't he/she/it costed? had he/she/it not cost? had he/she/it not costed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we cost? hadn't we costed? had we not cost? had we not costed?
2nd person hadn't you cost? hadn't you costed? had you not cost? had you not costed?
3rd person hadn't they cost? hadn't they costed? had they not cost? had they not costed?
Future perfect I'll have cost
Positive I'll have cost
Singular
1st person I'll have cost I'll have costed I will have cost I will have costed
2nd person you'll have cost you'll have costed you will have cost you will have costed
3rd person he/she/it'll have cost he/she/it'll have costed he/she/it will have cost he/she/it will have costed
Plural
1st person we'll have cost we'll have costed we will have cost we will have costed
2nd person you'll have cost you'll have costed you will have cost you will have costed
3rd person they'll have cost they'll have costed they will have cost they will have costed
Negative I won't have cost
Singular
1st person I won't have cost I won't have costed I will not have cost I will not have costed
2nd person you won't have cost you won't have costed you will not have cost you will not have costed
3rd person he/she/it won't have cost he/she/it won't have costed he/she/it will not have cost he/she/it will not have costed
Plural
1st person we won't have cost we won't have costed we will not have cost we will not have costed
2nd person you won't have cost you won't have costed you will not have cost you will not have costed
3rd person they won't have cost they won't have costed they will not have cost they will not have costed
Question +'ll I have cost?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have cost? +'ll I have costed? will I have cost? will I have costed?
2nd person +'ll you have cost? +'ll you have costed? will you have cost? will you have costed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have cost? +'ll he/she/it have costed? will he/she/it have cost? will he/she/it have costed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have cost? +'ll we have costed? will we have cost? will we have costed?
2nd person +'ll you have cost? +'ll you have costed? will you have cost? will you have costed?
3rd person +'ll they have cost? +'ll they have costed? will they have cost? will they have costed?
Negative question won't I have cost?
Singular
1st person won't I have cost? won't I have costed? will I not have cost? will I not have costed?
2nd person won't you have cost? won't you have costed? will you not have cost? will you not have costed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have cost? won't he/she/it have costed? will he/she/it not have cost? will he/she/it not have costed?
Plural
1st person won't we have cost? won't we have costed? will we not have cost? will we not have costed?
2nd person won't you have cost? won't you have costed? will you not have cost? will you not have costed?
3rd person won't they have cost? won't they have costed? will they not have cost? will they not have costed?
Conditional perfect I'd have cost
Positive I'd have cost
Singular
1st person I'd have cost I'd have costed I would have cost I would have costed
2nd person you'd have cost you'd have costed you would have cost you would have costed
3rd person he/she/it'd have cost he/she/it'd have costed he/she/it would have cost he/she/it would have costed
Plural
1st person we'd have cost we'd have costed we would have cost we would have costed
2nd person you'd have cost you'd have costed you would have cost you would have costed
3rd person they'd have cost they'd have costed they would have cost they would have costed
Negative I wouldn't have cost
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have cost I wouldn't have costed I would not have cost I would not have costed
2nd person you wouldn't have cost you wouldn't have costed you would not have cost you would not have costed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have cost he/she/it wouldn't have costed he/she/it would not have cost he/she/it would not have costed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have cost we wouldn't have costed we would not have cost we would not have costed
2nd person you wouldn't have cost you wouldn't have costed you would not have cost you would not have costed
3rd person they wouldn't have cost they wouldn't have costed they would not have cost they would not have costed
Question would I have cost?
Singular
1st person would I have cost? would I have costed?
2nd person would you have cost? would you have costed?
3rd person would he/she/it have cost? would he/she/it have costed?
Plural
1st person would we have cost? would we have costed?
2nd person would you have cost? would you have costed?
3rd person would they have cost? would they have costed?
Negative question wouldn't I have cost?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have cost? wouldn't I have costed? would I not have cost? would I not have costed?
2nd person wouldn't you have cost? wouldn't you have costed? would you not have cost? would you not have costed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have cost? wouldn't he/she/it have costed? would he/she/it not have cost? would he/she/it not have costed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have cost? wouldn't we have costed? would we not have cost? would we not have costed?
2nd person wouldn't you have cost? wouldn't you have costed? would you not have cost? would you not have costed?
3rd person wouldn't they have cost? wouldn't they have costed? would they not have cost? would they not have costed?
Imperative cost!
Positive
you cost!
we let's cost!
Negative
you don't cost!
we let's not cost!
Examples cost examples
How do I use cost in a sentence?
Simple sentences
A moment's hesitation may cost a pilot his life.
We have to defend our country at any cost.
As soon as you have the car fixed, please send me a letter with the cost. I'll send you the money.
How much will it cost you to go by air?
The cost of gasoline keeps on going up.
Does a cup of coffee cost one crown?
I didn't expect it to cost so much.
The cost of living is rising.
I live in a country where the cost of a liter of gasoline is cheaper than the cost of a liter of water.
How much will it cost to build?
How much did that beer cost?
It must have cost you a fortune.
The cost of life increased drastically.
How much does it cost?
Are you sure about the cost of that car?
Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.
We have to reduce the cost to a minimum.
My poor English cost me my job.
My mistake cost me my fortune.
A trip to Hawaii will cost you about 200 dollars.
It will cost 500 dollars to fly to Paris.
I must help her at any cost.
How much will it cost?
How much will it cost to get to the airport?
We must think about these plans in terms of what they would cost.
The problem with our plan is not so much the cost as it is the time required.
We must prevent war at any cost.
We must defend our freedom at all cost.
Movie subtitles
Whether he ran without looking or not, my lapse could have cost him his life.
It's very important for you to understand that this is not the way that we conduct ourselves, and of course we will pay for it, so if you just send us the cost, we'll reimburse you for the window.
Do you have any idea what that would cost?
Must've cost a pretty penny to make that happen.
Whatever those cost, I'll reimburse you.
I must speak to Miss Florence again, at any cost!
I must discover the truth, whatever the cost!
How much would it cost for the lot?
The discovery of this trap-door cost Joseph Buquet his life.
You need a new one. - And how much would it. er. cost?
Boy, them gold frames sure cost plenty of dough.
Gonna cost you big, because I'm taking big chances.
Now, remember how much it cost to get rid of that baseball player.
Doctor, how much do you think it would cost?
It almost cost the duke of Aumale his life.
But they cost me a fortune!
Victory in Solferino cost thousands of lives.
I sent him to law school in Montpellier. It cost a bundle, but we wanted him to be our lawyer.
We will stop them at any cost before that situation comes to pass.
Remember how much it cost to get rid of that baseball player.
How much does one cost?
M-rated video games, puppy dogs. That stuff is gonna cost you.
Cost a fortune.
How much does the damage cost?
How much does it cost?
I must have her hat at any cost. by fair means or foul.
Hey, I wonder how much it would cost to get this nose of mine fixed up.
Figurin' how much it'll cost to take her out tonight, Buddy?
It cost me a fortune, but I am he.
Let me know how much it cost and I'll give you a check for it.
Gentlemen, doesn't cost you a dime.
Cost me a bundle, too.
News and current affairs
But a cultural heritage should not be maintained everywhere, nor should it ignore cost.
One is that they are very costly; or, more accurately, the price charged for them is very high, though the cost of producing them is but a fraction of that amount.
The result is massive loss of habitat and destruction of species, yielding a tiny economic benefit at a huge social cost.
The first is re-regulation of advanced countries financial systems with a view to ensuring greater stability without impairing essential functions or unnecessarily elevating the cost of capital.
But it makes far more sense to use the force of markets - the power of incentives - than to rely on goodwill, especially when it comes to oil companies that regard their sole objective as maximizing profits, regardless of the cost to others.
Some companies even seem to celebrate the melting of the polar ice cap, because it will reduce the cost of extracting the oil that lies beneath the Arctic Ocean.
In comparison to the cost of military intervention and peacekeeping, the financial costs here are ridiculously low.
The war in Iraq cost countless innocent lives, such as when the UN headquarters in Baghdad was bombed.
There are many ways that this can be done, including reducing the cost of domestic inputs and services through targeted investments in infrastructure.
While CFLs are more expensive to buy, they are much cheaper over their lifespan, because they use much less energy (even more so with the cost of CO2 factored into taxes on electricity).
First, the US labor market is failing so badly that expanded government spending carries no resource cost to society as a whole.
Moreover, devaluation will impose heavy burdens on China, for example, it will certainly increase the cost of servicing China's debts and may also worsen the overall balance of payment.
The carrot is needed because there is great social value in discovering, for example, that cut flowers, or soccer balls, or computer software can be produced at low cost, because this knowledge can orient the investments of other entrepreneurs.
Higher interest rates to reduce the housing boom seem, even in retrospect, ill advised if the cost is mass unemployment.
Given national supervisors' predictable tendency not to recognize problems at home, it seemed natural that the cost of cleaning up insolvent banks should also be borne at the national level.
Continuing disputes in Congress about the precise details of reform could, therefore, have an economic cost if a perception that the system will not be overhauled gains ground.
Thus, on a straightforward cost-benefit basis, it seems to make sense for most people to switch from incandescent bulbs to the new, greener technology.
The reason is that monetary cost is only one factor.
The up-front cost is a factor, too, especially for those on low budgets.
Safety concerns and cost also limit intervention by international conservation organizations.
Indeed, the cost of labor in Africa is competitive enough that Ethiopia could attract companies from countries as poor as Bangladesh.
As for Lubanga, he is one of many in the Congo who has used civilians as pawns in a war that has cost more than five million lives in the past decade.
A Ugandan doctor working in Norway, for instance, cares little about the cost of a beer in Kampala.