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Conjugation balance conjugation
How do you conjugate balance?
balance · verb
Present I balance
Positive I balance
Singular
1st person I balance
2nd person you balance
3rd person he/she/it balances
Plural
1st person we balance
2nd person you balance
3rd person they balance
Negative I don't balance
Singular
1st person I don't balance I do not balance
2nd person you don't balance you do not balance
3rd person he/she/it doesn't balance he/she/it does not balance
Plural
1st person we don't balance we do not balance
2nd person you don't balance you do not balance
3rd person they don't balance they do not balance
Question do I balance?
Singular
1st person do I balance?
2nd person do you balance?
3rd person does he/she/it balance?
Plural
1st person do we balance?
2nd person do you balance?
3rd person do they balance?
Negative question don't I balance?
Singular
1st person don't I balance? do I not balance?
2nd person don't you balance? do you not balance?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it balance? does he/she/it not balance?
Plural
1st person don't we balance? do we not balance?
2nd person don't you balance? do you not balance?
3rd person don't they balance? do they not balance?
Past I balanced
Positive I balanced
Singular
1st person I balanced
2nd person you balanced
3rd person he/she/it balanced
Plural
1st person we balanced
2nd person you balanced
3rd person they balanced
Negative I didn't balance
Singular
1st person I didn't balance I did not balance
2nd person you didn't balance you did not balance
3rd person he/she/it didn't balance he/she/it did not balance
Plural
1st person we didn't balance we did not balance
2nd person you didn't balance you did not balance
3rd person they didn't balance they did not balance
Question did I balance?
Singular
1st person did I balance?
2nd person did you balance?
3rd person did he/she/it balance?
Plural
1st person did we balance?
2nd person did you balance?
3rd person did they balance?
Negative question didn't I balance?
Singular
1st person didn't I balance? did I not balance?
2nd person didn't you balance? did you not balance?
3rd person didn't he/she/it balance? did he/she/it not balance?
Plural
1st person didn't we balance? did we not balance?
2nd person didn't you balance? did you not balance?
3rd person didn't they balance? did they not balance?
Future I'll balance
Positive I'll balance
Singular
1st person I'll balance I will balance
2nd person you'll balance you will balance
3rd person he/she/it'll balance he/she/it will balance
Plural
1st person we'll balance we will balance
2nd person you'll balance you will balance
3rd person they'll balance they will balance
Negative I won't balance
Singular
1st person I won't balance I will not balance
2nd person you won't balance you will not balance
3rd person he/she/it won't balance he/she/it will not balance
Plural
1st person we won't balance we will not balance
2nd person you won't balance you will not balance
3rd person they won't balance they will not balance
Question will I balance?
Singular
1st person will I balance?
2nd person will you balance?
3rd person will he/she/it balance?
Plural
1st person will we balance?
2nd person will you balance?
3rd person will they balance?
Negative question won't I balance?
Singular
1st person won't I balance? will I not balance?
2nd person won't you balance? will you not balance?
3rd person won't he/she/it balance? will he/she/it not balance?
Plural
1st person won't we balance? will we not balance?
2nd person won't you balance? will you not balance?
3rd person won't they balance? will they not balance?
Conditional I'd balance
Positive I'd balance
Singular
1st person I'd balance I would balance
2nd person you'd balance you would balance
3rd person he/she/it'd balance he/she/it would balance
Plural
1st person we'd balance we would balance
2nd person you'd balance you would balance
3rd person they'd balance they would balance
Negative I wouldn't balance
Singular
1st person I wouldn't balance I would not balance
2nd person you wouldn't balance you would not balance
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't balance he/she/it would not balance
Plural
1st person we wouldn't balance we would not balance
2nd person you wouldn't balance you would not balance
3rd person they wouldn't balance they would not balance
Question would I balance?
Singular
1st person would I balance?
2nd person would you balance?
3rd person would he/she/it balance?
Plural
1st person would we balance?
2nd person would you balance?
3rd person would they balance?
Negative question wouldn't I balance?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I balance? would I not balance?
2nd person wouldn't you balance? would you not balance?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it balance? would he/she/it not balance?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we balance? would we not balance?
2nd person wouldn't you balance? would you not balance?
3rd person wouldn't they balance? would they not balance?
Present continuous I'm balancing
Positive I'm balancing
Singular
1st person I'm balancing I am balancing
2nd person you're balancing you are balancing
3rd person he/she/it's balancing he/she/it is balancing
Plural
1st person we're balancing we are balancing
2nd person you're balancing you are balancing
3rd person they're balancing they are balancing
Negative I'm not balancing
Singular
1st person I'm not balancing I am not balancing
2nd person you aren't balancing you're not balancing you are not balancing
3rd person he/she/it isn't balancing he/she/it's not balancing he/she/it is not balancing
Plural
1st person we aren't balancing we're not balancing we are not balancing
2nd person you aren't balancing you're not balancing you are not balancing
3rd person they aren't balancing they're not balancing they are not balancing
Question am I balancing?
Singular
1st person am I balancing?
2nd person are you balancing?
3rd person is he/she/it balancing?
Plural
1st person are we balancing?
2nd person are you balancing?
3rd person are they balancing?
Negative question aren't I balancing?
Singular
1st person aren't I balancing? am I not balancing?
2nd person aren't you balancing? are you not balancing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it balancing? is he/she/it not balancing?
Plural
1st person aren't we balancing? are we not balancing?
2nd person aren't you balancing? are you not balancing?
3rd person aren't they balancing? are they not balancing?
Past continuous I was balancing
Positive I was balancing
Singular
1st person I was balancing
2nd person you were balancing
3rd person he/she/it was balancing
Plural
1st person we were balancing
2nd person you were balancing
3rd person they were balancing
Negative I wasn't balancing
Singular
1st person I wasn't balancing I was not balancing
2nd person you weren't balancing you were not balancing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't balancing he/she/it was not balancing
Plural
1st person we weren't balancing we were not balancing
2nd person you weren't balancing you were not balancing
3rd person they weren't balancing they were not balancing
Question was I balancing?
Singular
1st person was I balancing?
2nd person were you balancing?
3rd person was he/she/it balancing?
Plural
1st person were we balancing?
2nd person were you balancing?
3rd person were they balancing?
Negative question wasn't I balancing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I balancing? was I not balancing?
2nd person weren't you balancing? were you not balancing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it balancing? was he/she/it not balancing?
Plural
1st person weren't we balancing? were we not balancing?
2nd person weren't you balancing? were you not balancing?
3rd person weren't they balancing? were they not balancing?
Future continuous I'll be balancing
Positive I'll be balancing
Singular
1st person I'll be balancing I will be balancing
2nd person you'll be balancing you will be balancing
3rd person he/she/it'll be balancing he/she/it will be balancing
Plural
1st person we'll be balancing we will be balancing
2nd person you'll be balancing you will be balancing
3rd person they'll be balancing they will be balancing
Negative I won't be balancing
Singular
1st person I won't be balancing I will not be balancing
2nd person you won't be balancing you will not be balancing
3rd person he/she/it won't be balancing he/she/it will not be balancing
Plural
1st person we won't be balancing we will not be balancing
2nd person you won't be balancing you will not be balancing
3rd person they won't be balancing they will not be balancing
Question will I be balancing?
Singular
1st person will I be balancing?
2nd person will you be balancing?
3rd person will he/she/it be balancing?
Plural
1st person will we be balancing?
2nd person will you be balancing?
3rd person will they be balancing?
Negative question won't I be balancing?
Singular
1st person won't I be balancing? will I not be balancing?
2nd person won't you be balancing? will you not be balancing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be balancing? will he/she/it not be balancing?
Plural
1st person won't we be balancing? will we not be balancing?
2nd person won't you be balancing? will you not be balancing?
3rd person won't they be balancing? will they not be balancing?
Conditional continuous I'd be balancing
Positive I'd be balancing
Singular
1st person I'd be balancing I would be balancing
2nd person you'd be balancing you would be balancing
3rd person he/she/it'd be balancing he/she/it would be balancing
Plural
1st person we'd be balancing we would be balancing
2nd person you'd be balancing you would be balancing
3rd person they'd be balancing they would be balancing
Negative I wouldn't be balancing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be balancing I would not be balancing
2nd person you wouldn't be balancing you would not be balancing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be balancing he/she/it would not be balancing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be balancing we would not be balancing
2nd person you wouldn't be balancing you would not be balancing
3rd person they wouldn't be balancing they would not be balancing
Question would I be balancing?
Singular
1st person would I be balancing?
2nd person would you be balancing?
3rd person would he/she/it be balancing?
Plural
1st person would we be balancing?
2nd person would you be balancing?
3rd person would they be balancing?
Negative question wouldn't I be balancing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be balancing? would I not be balancing?
2nd person wouldn't you be balancing? would you not be balancing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be balancing? would he/she/it not be balancing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be balancing? would we not be balancing?
2nd person wouldn't you be balancing? would you not be balancing?
3rd person wouldn't they be balancing? would they not be balancing?
Present perfect I've balanced
Positive I've balanced
Singular
1st person I've balanced I have balanced
2nd person you've balanced you have balanced
3rd person he/she/it's balanced he/she/it has balanced
Plural
1st person we've balanced we have balanced
2nd person you've balanced you have balanced
3rd person they've balanced they have balanced
Negative I haven't balanced
Singular
1st person I haven't balanced I have not balanced
2nd person you haven't balanced you have not balanced
3rd person he/she/it hasn't balanced he/she/it has not balanced
Plural
1st person we haven't balanced we have not balanced
2nd person you haven't balanced you have not balanced
3rd person they haven't balanced they have not balanced
Question have I balanced?
Singular
1st person have I balanced?
2nd person have you balanced?
3rd person has he/she/it balanced?
Plural
1st person have we balanced?
2nd person have you balanced?
3rd person have they balanced?
Negative question haven't I balanced?
Singular
1st person haven't I balanced? have I not balanced?
2nd person haven't you balanced? have you not balanced?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it balanced? has he/she/it not balanced?
Plural
1st person haven't we balanced? have we not balanced?
2nd person haven't you balanced? have you not balanced?
3rd person haven't they balanced? have they not balanced?
Past perfect I had balanced
Positive I had balanced
Singular
1st person I had balanced
2nd person you had balanced
3rd person he/she/it had balanced
Plural
1st person we had balanced
2nd person you had balanced
3rd person they had balanced
Negative I hadn't balanced
Singular
1st person I hadn't balanced I had not balanced
2nd person you hadn't balanced you had not balanced
3rd person he/she/it hadn't balanced he/she/it had not balanced
Plural
1st person we hadn't balanced we had not balanced
2nd person you hadn't balanced you had not balanced
3rd person they hadn't balanced they had not balanced
Question had I balanced?
Singular
1st person had I balanced?
2nd person had you balanced?
3rd person had he/she/it balanced?
Plural
1st person had we balanced?
2nd person had you balanced?
3rd person had they balanced?
Negative question hadn't I balanced?
Singular
1st person hadn't I balanced? had I not balanced?
2nd person hadn't you balanced? had you not balanced?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it balanced? had he/she/it not balanced?
Plural
1st person hadn't we balanced? had we not balanced?
2nd person hadn't you balanced? had you not balanced?
3rd person hadn't they balanced? had they not balanced?
Future perfect I'll have balanced
Positive I'll have balanced
Singular
1st person I'll have balanced I will have balanced
2nd person you'll have balanced you will have balanced
3rd person he/she/it'll have balanced he/she/it will have balanced
Plural
1st person we'll have balanced we will have balanced
2nd person you'll have balanced you will have balanced
3rd person they'll have balanced they will have balanced
Negative I won't have balanced
Singular
1st person I won't have balanced I will not have balanced
2nd person you won't have balanced you will not have balanced
3rd person he/she/it won't have balanced he/she/it will not have balanced
Plural
1st person we won't have balanced we will not have balanced
2nd person you won't have balanced you will not have balanced
3rd person they won't have balanced they will not have balanced
Question +'ll I have balanced?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have balanced? will I have balanced?
2nd person +'ll you have balanced? will you have balanced?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have balanced? will he/she/it have balanced?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have balanced? will we have balanced?
2nd person +'ll you have balanced? will you have balanced?
3rd person +'ll they have balanced? will they have balanced?
Negative question won't I have balanced?
Singular
1st person won't I have balanced? will I not have balanced?
2nd person won't you have balanced? will you not have balanced?
3rd person won't he/she/it have balanced? will he/she/it not have balanced?
Plural
1st person won't we have balanced? will we not have balanced?
2nd person won't you have balanced? will you not have balanced?
3rd person won't they have balanced? will they not have balanced?
Conditional perfect I'd have balanced
Positive I'd have balanced
Singular
1st person I'd have balanced I would have balanced
2nd person you'd have balanced you would have balanced
3rd person he/she/it'd have balanced he/she/it would have balanced
Plural
1st person we'd have balanced we would have balanced
2nd person you'd have balanced you would have balanced
3rd person they'd have balanced they would have balanced
Negative I wouldn't have balanced
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have balanced I would not have balanced
2nd person you wouldn't have balanced you would not have balanced
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have balanced he/she/it would not have balanced
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have balanced we would not have balanced
2nd person you wouldn't have balanced you would not have balanced
3rd person they wouldn't have balanced they would not have balanced
Question would I have balanced?
Singular
1st person would I have balanced?
2nd person would you have balanced?
3rd person would he/she/it have balanced?
Plural
1st person would we have balanced?
2nd person would you have balanced?
3rd person would they have balanced?
Negative question wouldn't I have balanced?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have balanced? would I not have balanced?
2nd person wouldn't you have balanced? would you not have balanced?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have balanced? would he/she/it not have balanced?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have balanced? would we not have balanced?
2nd person wouldn't you have balanced? would you not have balanced?
3rd person wouldn't they have balanced? would they not have balanced?
Imperative balance!
Positive
you balance!
we let's balance!
Negative
you don't balance!
we let's not balance!
Examples balance examples
How do I use balance in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Tom wants to achieve a better work-life balance.
Tom's life trembles in the balance.
The French government has launched an online game that challenges taxpayers to balance the national budget.
We should strike a balance between our expenditure and income.
You can weigh your baggage in this balance.
The nation's trade balance improved last year as exports were strong, while imports remained steady.
Could you tell me my balance?
The balance of nature is very fragile.
It is said that this hot water brings a balance between body and mind.
He lost his balance and fell off his bicycle.
He lost his balance and fell down.
He lost his balance and fell off the ladder.
It's difficult to balance a ball on your nose.
It is hard to keep our balance on icy streets.
The boat was off balance because it was overloaded.
I lost my balance on the muddy road.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
Losing his balance from a sudden gust of wind, the tightrope walker fell to his death.
Can you tell me the balance on my account?
How can we achieve a balance between work and personal life?
It's hard to balance study with work.
Movie subtitles
They help the children learn to balance, don't they?
It means me trying to stay one step ahead, trying to work out how she's going to balance on a potty, how she's ever going to pull her knickers up and down or how she's going to manage the stairs or hold a pen.
He has to have a sense of balance, you know.
Balance, perfect.
I'll give you part of it in cash tonight and the balance in 30 days.
Well, I've saved about 1 0.. andCharlieMeadowspromisesto let me have the balance on mortgage.
Nice balance.
I can't balance the temperature and humidity.
They'll give you half when you leave for Reno. and the balance at the end of six weeks. Name your own price.
Reason, simple and pure was the weight against which human problems were held in balance.
The right wing press should stop attacking the left wing press to achieve a balance, to throw them off the scent.
And then we pumped a dozen fish into the balance of the convoy and then we beat it.
During the period in which your reasoning processes give way to self-hypnosis, the glands which govern your metabolism get out of control, like a steam engine without a balance wheel.
This is the first time I've ever seen you off balance.
You get the balance after the game.
And sell him the balance. And go out of business. I wouldn't mind so much if it was someone else.
Now, if you'll send a man over here, I'd be only too glad to pay off the balance.
When the check clears, we'll turn over the balance.
Well, I'll give you part of it in cash tonight and the balance in 30 days. I see.
The proper balance. You're a juggler.
It doesn't balance.
You can't learn to skate without taking a spill or two. - You've got pretty good balance. - I should have.
You could balance what you earned and look the world in the eye and maybe even get ahead a little.
Unfortunate, Doctor, that you had to pick. this particular moment in which to lose your balance.
I've no sense of balance, none whatever.
No sense of balance.
Difficulty maintaining your balance when you stand upright?
It's a delicate balance between the supernatural part of her life and the normal part of being a teenage girl.
It changes the balance of power!
Why, I thought it was similar to a balance sheet, but not exactly.
They'll give you half when you leave for Reno. and the balance at the end of six weeks.
You know those moments when the light is very clear, When the scales at last swing Into perfect balance.
I'll upset your balance.
The cash balance is 37,83 dollars.
And the balance, say, the middle of next week?
What is the balance of advantage and disadvantage?
Your balance has got to be letter-perfect.
I think that God must be in charge of such things. - The balance.
It's a balance. Nothing can happen anymore.
What good is it to have one of the great bankers of the world for an uncle. when he can't even balance my books?
News and current affairs
Now, with household debt sustained on a knife-edge after feverish government intervention, the fiscal position has deteriorated dramatically and the current-account balance has worsened again.
The good news is that, following President Hu Jintao's recent visit to Washington, both America and China have been taking positive steps to resolve their differences over the bilateral current-account balance.
Ten of 21 branches of Dutch agribusiness, including horticultural seeds, ornamentals, seed potatoes, and veal, are among the top contributors to the national economy and the country's trade balance.
For a very low cash outlay - and perhaps none at all on balance - we could conserve nature and thus protect the basis of our own lives and livelihoods.
In principle, an independent and respected advisory council could also force governments to acknowledge the hidden costs of government guarantees and off-balance sheet debts.
The Europeans could have tipped the balance decisively in favor of the reformers by finally rewarding the efforts of the pro-EU Turks at last December's summit of EU leaders.
This shift in Turkey's strategic role may also be reflected in a new domestic balance between the military and the forces pushing for reform.
Nations also put Europe's constitutional balance out of kilter.
America's zombie consumers need to repair their damaged balance sheets, and US workers need to align new skills with new jobs.
Yet, in the aftermath of a balance-sheet recession in the US, and in the midst of a debt trap in Europe, that approach is doomed to failure.
History cannot be put on hold as Europe sorts out its internal balance of power.
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.
For Chinese policy makers, today's market pressures are not high enough to force them to take action, as China still enjoys a decent surplus in its balance of payments, both on current account and capital account.
It sees competition as the most effective means to promote economic growth, but also embraces state interference, when necessary, to secure equality of opportunity, social solidarity, and social balance.
Most economic research suggests that gold prices are very difficult to predict over the short to medium term, with the odds of gains and losses being roughly in balance.
Once he knows of it, the decision is his to make, because only he can judge the importance of his journey, and balance that against the risk he is running.
COPENHAGEN - Striking the right balance between preventing global warming and adapting to its effects is one of the most important - and most vexing - policy questions of our age.
Instead, the EU's structure now demands not only a new consensus about Europe's role in the world, but also new means to achieve consensus. History cannot be put on hold as Europe sorts out its internal balance of power.
Externally, major trading partners and holders of advanced-country assets can support rebalancing by agreeing to avoid sudden and potentially destabilizing shifts in the composition of their balance sheets.