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Conjugation alter conjugation
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alter · verb
Present I alter
Positive I alter
Singular
1st person I alter
2nd person you alter
3rd person he/she/it alters
Plural
1st person we alter
2nd person you alter
3rd person they alter
Negative I don't alter
Singular
1st person I don't alter I do not alter
2nd person you don't alter you do not alter
3rd person he/she/it doesn't alter he/she/it does not alter
Plural
1st person we don't alter we do not alter
2nd person you don't alter you do not alter
3rd person they don't alter they do not alter
Question do I alter?
Singular
1st person do I alter?
2nd person do you alter?
3rd person does he/she/it alter?
Plural
1st person do we alter?
2nd person do you alter?
3rd person do they alter?
Negative question don't I alter?
Singular
1st person don't I alter? do I not alter?
2nd person don't you alter? do you not alter?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it alter? does he/she/it not alter?
Plural
1st person don't we alter? do we not alter?
2nd person don't you alter? do you not alter?
3rd person don't they alter? do they not alter?
Past I altered
Positive I altered
Singular
1st person I altered
2nd person you altered
3rd person he/she/it altered
Plural
1st person we altered
2nd person you altered
3rd person they altered
Negative I didn't alter
Singular
1st person I didn't alter I did not alter
2nd person you didn't alter you did not alter
3rd person he/she/it didn't alter he/she/it did not alter
Plural
1st person we didn't alter we did not alter
2nd person you didn't alter you did not alter
3rd person they didn't alter they did not alter
Question did I alter?
Singular
1st person did I alter?
2nd person did you alter?
3rd person did he/she/it alter?
Plural
1st person did we alter?
2nd person did you alter?
3rd person did they alter?
Negative question didn't I alter?
Singular
1st person didn't I alter? did I not alter?
2nd person didn't you alter? did you not alter?
3rd person didn't he/she/it alter? did he/she/it not alter?
Plural
1st person didn't we alter? did we not alter?
2nd person didn't you alter? did you not alter?
3rd person didn't they alter? did they not alter?
Future I'll alter
Positive I'll alter
Singular
1st person I'll alter I will alter
2nd person you'll alter you will alter
3rd person he/she/it'll alter he/she/it will alter
Plural
1st person we'll alter we will alter
2nd person you'll alter you will alter
3rd person they'll alter they will alter
Negative I won't alter
Singular
1st person I won't alter I will not alter
2nd person you won't alter you will not alter
3rd person he/she/it won't alter he/she/it will not alter
Plural
1st person we won't alter we will not alter
2nd person you won't alter you will not alter
3rd person they won't alter they will not alter
Question will I alter?
Singular
1st person will I alter?
2nd person will you alter?
3rd person will he/she/it alter?
Plural
1st person will we alter?
2nd person will you alter?
3rd person will they alter?
Negative question won't I alter?
Singular
1st person won't I alter? will I not alter?
2nd person won't you alter? will you not alter?
3rd person won't he/she/it alter? will he/she/it not alter?
Plural
1st person won't we alter? will we not alter?
2nd person won't you alter? will you not alter?
3rd person won't they alter? will they not alter?
Conditional I'd alter
Positive I'd alter
Singular
1st person I'd alter I would alter
2nd person you'd alter you would alter
3rd person he/she/it'd alter he/she/it would alter
Plural
1st person we'd alter we would alter
2nd person you'd alter you would alter
3rd person they'd alter they would alter
Negative I wouldn't alter
Singular
1st person I wouldn't alter I would not alter
2nd person you wouldn't alter you would not alter
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't alter he/she/it would not alter
Plural
1st person we wouldn't alter we would not alter
2nd person you wouldn't alter you would not alter
3rd person they wouldn't alter they would not alter
Question would I alter?
Singular
1st person would I alter?
2nd person would you alter?
3rd person would he/she/it alter?
Plural
1st person would we alter?
2nd person would you alter?
3rd person would they alter?
Negative question wouldn't I alter?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I alter? would I not alter?
2nd person wouldn't you alter? would you not alter?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it alter? would he/she/it not alter?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we alter? would we not alter?
2nd person wouldn't you alter? would you not alter?
3rd person wouldn't they alter? would they not alter?
Present continuous I'm altering
Positive I'm altering
Singular
1st person I'm altering I am altering
2nd person you're altering you are altering
3rd person he/she/it's altering he/she/it is altering
Plural
1st person we're altering we are altering
2nd person you're altering you are altering
3rd person they're altering they are altering
Negative I'm not altering
Singular
1st person I'm not altering I am not altering
2nd person you aren't altering you're not altering you are not altering
3rd person he/she/it isn't altering he/she/it's not altering he/she/it is not altering
Plural
1st person we aren't altering we're not altering we are not altering
2nd person you aren't altering you're not altering you are not altering
3rd person they aren't altering they're not altering they are not altering
Question am I altering?
Singular
1st person am I altering?
2nd person are you altering?
3rd person is he/she/it altering?
Plural
1st person are we altering?
2nd person are you altering?
3rd person are they altering?
Negative question aren't I altering?
Singular
1st person aren't I altering? am I not altering?
2nd person aren't you altering? are you not altering?
3rd person isn't he/she/it altering? is he/she/it not altering?
Plural
1st person aren't we altering? are we not altering?
2nd person aren't you altering? are you not altering?
3rd person aren't they altering? are they not altering?
Past continuous I was altering
Positive I was altering
Singular
1st person I was altering
2nd person you were altering
3rd person he/she/it was altering
Plural
1st person we were altering
2nd person you were altering
3rd person they were altering
Negative I wasn't altering
Singular
1st person I wasn't altering I was not altering
2nd person you weren't altering you were not altering
3rd person he/she/it wasn't altering he/she/it was not altering
Plural
1st person we weren't altering we were not altering
2nd person you weren't altering you were not altering
3rd person they weren't altering they were not altering
Question was I altering?
Singular
1st person was I altering?
2nd person were you altering?
3rd person was he/she/it altering?
Plural
1st person were we altering?
2nd person were you altering?
3rd person were they altering?
Negative question wasn't I altering?
Singular
1st person wasn't I altering? was I not altering?
2nd person weren't you altering? were you not altering?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it altering? was he/she/it not altering?
Plural
1st person weren't we altering? were we not altering?
2nd person weren't you altering? were you not altering?
3rd person weren't they altering? were they not altering?
Future continuous I'll be altering
Positive I'll be altering
Singular
1st person I'll be altering I will be altering
2nd person you'll be altering you will be altering
3rd person he/she/it'll be altering he/she/it will be altering
Plural
1st person we'll be altering we will be altering
2nd person you'll be altering you will be altering
3rd person they'll be altering they will be altering
Negative I won't be altering
Singular
1st person I won't be altering I will not be altering
2nd person you won't be altering you will not be altering
3rd person he/she/it won't be altering he/she/it will not be altering
Plural
1st person we won't be altering we will not be altering
2nd person you won't be altering you will not be altering
3rd person they won't be altering they will not be altering
Question will I be altering?
Singular
1st person will I be altering?
2nd person will you be altering?
3rd person will he/she/it be altering?
Plural
1st person will we be altering?
2nd person will you be altering?
3rd person will they be altering?
Negative question won't I be altering?
Singular
1st person won't I be altering? will I not be altering?
2nd person won't you be altering? will you not be altering?
3rd person won't he/she/it be altering? will he/she/it not be altering?
Plural
1st person won't we be altering? will we not be altering?
2nd person won't you be altering? will you not be altering?
3rd person won't they be altering? will they not be altering?
Conditional continuous I'd be altering
Positive I'd be altering
Singular
1st person I'd be altering I would be altering
2nd person you'd be altering you would be altering
3rd person he/she/it'd be altering he/she/it would be altering
Plural
1st person we'd be altering we would be altering
2nd person you'd be altering you would be altering
3rd person they'd be altering they would be altering
Negative I wouldn't be altering
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be altering I would not be altering
2nd person you wouldn't be altering you would not be altering
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be altering he/she/it would not be altering
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be altering we would not be altering
2nd person you wouldn't be altering you would not be altering
3rd person they wouldn't be altering they would not be altering
Question would I be altering?
Singular
1st person would I be altering?
2nd person would you be altering?
3rd person would he/she/it be altering?
Plural
1st person would we be altering?
2nd person would you be altering?
3rd person would they be altering?
Negative question wouldn't I be altering?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be altering? would I not be altering?
2nd person wouldn't you be altering? would you not be altering?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be altering? would he/she/it not be altering?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be altering? would we not be altering?
2nd person wouldn't you be altering? would you not be altering?
3rd person wouldn't they be altering? would they not be altering?
Present perfect I've altered
Positive I've altered
Singular
1st person I've altered I have altered
2nd person you've altered you have altered
3rd person he/she/it's altered he/she/it has altered
Plural
1st person we've altered we have altered
2nd person you've altered you have altered
3rd person they've altered they have altered
Negative I haven't altered
Singular
1st person I haven't altered I have not altered
2nd person you haven't altered you have not altered
3rd person he/she/it hasn't altered he/she/it has not altered
Plural
1st person we haven't altered we have not altered
2nd person you haven't altered you have not altered
3rd person they haven't altered they have not altered
Question have I altered?
Singular
1st person have I altered?
2nd person have you altered?
3rd person has he/she/it altered?
Plural
1st person have we altered?
2nd person have you altered?
3rd person have they altered?
Negative question haven't I altered?
Singular
1st person haven't I altered? have I not altered?
2nd person haven't you altered? have you not altered?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it altered? has he/she/it not altered?
Plural
1st person haven't we altered? have we not altered?
2nd person haven't you altered? have you not altered?
3rd person haven't they altered? have they not altered?
Past perfect I had altered
Positive I had altered
Singular
1st person I had altered
2nd person you had altered
3rd person he/she/it had altered
Plural
1st person we had altered
2nd person you had altered
3rd person they had altered
Negative I hadn't altered
Singular
1st person I hadn't altered I had not altered
2nd person you hadn't altered you had not altered
3rd person he/she/it hadn't altered he/she/it had not altered
Plural
1st person we hadn't altered we had not altered
2nd person you hadn't altered you had not altered
3rd person they hadn't altered they had not altered
Question had I altered?
Singular
1st person had I altered?
2nd person had you altered?
3rd person had he/she/it altered?
Plural
1st person had we altered?
2nd person had you altered?
3rd person had they altered?
Negative question hadn't I altered?
Singular
1st person hadn't I altered? had I not altered?
2nd person hadn't you altered? had you not altered?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it altered? had he/she/it not altered?
Plural
1st person hadn't we altered? had we not altered?
2nd person hadn't you altered? had you not altered?
3rd person hadn't they altered? had they not altered?
Future perfect I'll have altered
Positive I'll have altered
Singular
1st person I'll have altered I will have altered
2nd person you'll have altered you will have altered
3rd person he/she/it'll have altered he/she/it will have altered
Plural
1st person we'll have altered we will have altered
2nd person you'll have altered you will have altered
3rd person they'll have altered they will have altered
Negative I won't have altered
Singular
1st person I won't have altered I will not have altered
2nd person you won't have altered you will not have altered
3rd person he/she/it won't have altered he/she/it will not have altered
Plural
1st person we won't have altered we will not have altered
2nd person you won't have altered you will not have altered
3rd person they won't have altered they will not have altered
Question +'ll I have altered?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have altered? will I have altered?
2nd person +'ll you have altered? will you have altered?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have altered? will he/she/it have altered?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have altered? will we have altered?
2nd person +'ll you have altered? will you have altered?
3rd person +'ll they have altered? will they have altered?
Negative question won't I have altered?
Singular
1st person won't I have altered? will I not have altered?
2nd person won't you have altered? will you not have altered?
3rd person won't he/she/it have altered? will he/she/it not have altered?
Plural
1st person won't we have altered? will we not have altered?
2nd person won't you have altered? will you not have altered?
3rd person won't they have altered? will they not have altered?
Conditional perfect I'd have altered
Positive I'd have altered
Singular
1st person I'd have altered I would have altered
2nd person you'd have altered you would have altered
3rd person he/she/it'd have altered he/she/it would have altered
Plural
1st person we'd have altered we would have altered
2nd person you'd have altered you would have altered
3rd person they'd have altered they would have altered
Negative I wouldn't have altered
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have altered I would not have altered
2nd person you wouldn't have altered you would not have altered
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have altered he/she/it would not have altered
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have altered we would not have altered
2nd person you wouldn't have altered you would not have altered
3rd person they wouldn't have altered they would not have altered
Question would I have altered?
Singular
1st person would I have altered?
2nd person would you have altered?
3rd person would he/she/it have altered?
Plural
1st person would we have altered?
2nd person would you have altered?
3rd person would they have altered?
Negative question wouldn't I have altered?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have altered? would I not have altered?
2nd person wouldn't you have altered? would you not have altered?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have altered? would he/she/it not have altered?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have altered? would we not have altered?
2nd person wouldn't you have altered? would you not have altered?
3rd person wouldn't they have altered? would they not have altered?
Imperative alter!
Positive
you alter!
we let's alter!
Negative
you don't alter!
we let's not alter!
Examples alter examples
How do I use alter in a sentence?
Simple sentences
The slave was anxious to alter his destiny.
She had to alter her dress by herself.
If you alter the plan, you must inform the team members of the changes.
We must alter our plan.
We had to alter our plans because we didn't have enough money.
The skirt didn't fit so I had to alter it.
Those who belong to larger, more powerful language communities rarely alter their linguistic practices to adapt to less powerful groups.
I have to alter my clothes because I've lost weight.
The government had to alter its foreign policy.
How long does it take to alter it?
I think he needs to alter his lifestyle.
Kathy set about brightening her coworkers' day with fresh muffins when her demoniac alter ago, High Priestess Lilith, convinced her to poison them.
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To preserve his alter ego.
I won't alter conditions.
Have you taken any steps to alter Karenin's attitude?
But that does not alter the fact. that in workaday, modern London today. at this very moment. there are two cases of werewolfery known to me.
They're going to alter war and they're going to alter peace.
There is nothing I will say to the bishop that will in any way. alter your position here.
It appears that I may have to alter my theories.
A painted canvas could not alter.
Nothing could alter that.
I'm too old to be chasing all over town alter you.
Well. alter all. I should be doing something.
That is all very pure and fine, Boris, but you can't alter human nature. No?
Well, of course we wouldn't alter your plans in any way.
Why today is Tuesday. I won't alter conditions.
If the wrong people learned what I have in mind and it was discovered, it might alter the whole course of the war.
That does not alter the fact that I have a duty to them both. She has her own plans and does not want the child.
Then, I must alter my will.
You can't alter destiny.
We'll put your alter ego away.
You and your alter ego, that cheap brass.
Well, that doesn't alter this one way or the other.
It must have been a shock, but no surprise to him because it didn 't alter his determination.
Your Majesty! I am convinced your reasons are profound, but I must beseech Your Majesty to alter this decision.
I decided to alter the work quota of our men.
If you really want Tipperary, perhaps I can alter the excursion.
Alter?
It doesn't alter.
Oh, I. I thought I could alter them.
It will not alter the outcome.
I could alter our approach to them, perhaps.
After super, go to the alter and pray all night.
Just a detail I have to alter here.
My alter ego, so to speak.
Unknown to any of us during this time, a duplicate of me, some strange alter ego, had been created by the transporter malfunction.
I may be able to alter its components, but it will take time.
Alter course to Vulcan.
News and current affairs
Each is its own industrial revolution, and will profoundly alter our lives and ways of thinking.
PARIS - During a visit to the Middle East, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned that enemies of the United States should not use the power vacuum there to try to alter the status quo or to undermine the new American president's objectives.
That is probably too small to alter China's trade balance with Europe or the US significantly.
Coal contributes strongly to global warming, but no amount of political theater can alter the inescapable fact that it also provides benefits that we cannot yet replicate with renewable energy.
But existing efforts to alter the situation remain woefully inadequate.
Economic entanglement can alter the cost-benefit calculation of a major state like China, where the blowback effects of an attack on, say, the US power grid could hurt the Chinese economy.
A balance of energy imports and exports does not produce pure independence, but it does alter the power relations involved in energy interdependence.
No US president can unilaterally agree to alter the pattern of government support and spending; that is a decision for Congress.
But, whatever the outcome, all the mourning and embalming will not alter a simple fact: Venezuela and its people are not clearly better off than they were 14 years ago.
Yet another method for moving capital between countries is the mis-invoicing of trade, whereby companies alter the value of their imports and exports.
The hookworm is but one species out of millions of parasites; other parasites may produce chemicals that can be used to stop organ rejection or to alter the brain.
No spin can alter this fact.
This development poses the most significant challenge yet to current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - and a potential opportunity to alter the relationship between Iran and the West.
Other countries could learn much from the DPJ's attempt to alter a status quo of political arrangements that has had half a century to form and consolidate.
MADRID - Before his appointment as EU Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker was pilloried as an old-school federalist who would do little to alter the status quo.
One can be reasonably certain, however, that Jolie's decision will alter the roles available to her as an actress.
Not since Japan rose to world-power status during the Meiji emperor's reign in the second half of the nineteenth century has another non-Western power emerged with such potential to alter the world order as China today.
But, in order to foster such a partnership, they must first alter their negative perceptions of each other.
Finally, growing economic insecurity is creating a backlash against trade and globalization, which may significantly alter attitudes towards China.
If China doesn't want to be seen as complicit in the crimes of its client regimes, then it is time for it to alter its concept of diplomatic interference.
Globalization does not alter this underlying reality.
In a currency union, individual economies cannot alter their exchange rates to account for changes in relative competitiveness.
East Asian policymakers understand that there is little that they can do to alter their neighbors' political systems.
China is clearly seeking to exploit India's political disarray to alter the reality on the ground.
Though eurozone members cannot adjust their interest rates or their exchange rates, they can alter their tax rules to stimulate spending and demand, with the appropriate policy possibly differing from country to country.
Chaos in Syria would threaten Lebanon's stability and alter Iran's geopolitical influence in the region.