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Conjugation close conjugation
How do you conjugate close?
close · verb
Present I close
Positive I close
Singular
1st person I close
2nd person you close
3rd person he/she/it closes
Plural
1st person we close
2nd person you close
3rd person they close
Negative I don't close
Singular
1st person I don't close I do not close
2nd person you don't close you do not close
3rd person he/she/it doesn't close he/she/it does not close
Plural
1st person we don't close we do not close
2nd person you don't close you do not close
3rd person they don't close they do not close
Question do I close?
Singular
1st person do I close?
2nd person do you close?
3rd person does he/she/it close?
Plural
1st person do we close?
2nd person do you close?
3rd person do they close?
Negative question don't I close?
Singular
1st person don't I close? do I not close?
2nd person don't you close? do you not close?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it close? does he/she/it not close?
Plural
1st person don't we close? do we not close?
2nd person don't you close? do you not close?
3rd person don't they close? do they not close?
Past I closed
Positive I closed
Singular
1st person I closed
2nd person you closed
3rd person he/she/it closed
Plural
1st person we closed
2nd person you closed
3rd person they closed
Negative I didn't close
Singular
1st person I didn't close I did not close
2nd person you didn't close you did not close
3rd person he/she/it didn't close he/she/it did not close
Plural
1st person we didn't close we did not close
2nd person you didn't close you did not close
3rd person they didn't close they did not close
Question did I close?
Singular
1st person did I close?
2nd person did you close?
3rd person did he/she/it close?
Plural
1st person did we close?
2nd person did you close?
3rd person did they close?
Negative question didn't I close?
Singular
1st person didn't I close? did I not close?
2nd person didn't you close? did you not close?
3rd person didn't he/she/it close? did he/she/it not close?
Plural
1st person didn't we close? did we not close?
2nd person didn't you close? did you not close?
3rd person didn't they close? did they not close?
Future I'll close
Positive I'll close
Singular
1st person I'll close I will close
2nd person you'll close you will close
3rd person he/she/it'll close he/she/it will close
Plural
1st person we'll close we will close
2nd person you'll close you will close
3rd person they'll close they will close
Negative I won't close
Singular
1st person I won't close I will not close
2nd person you won't close you will not close
3rd person he/she/it won't close he/she/it will not close
Plural
1st person we won't close we will not close
2nd person you won't close you will not close
3rd person they won't close they will not close
Question will I close?
Singular
1st person will I close?
2nd person will you close?
3rd person will he/she/it close?
Plural
1st person will we close?
2nd person will you close?
3rd person will they close?
Negative question won't I close?
Singular
1st person won't I close? will I not close?
2nd person won't you close? will you not close?
3rd person won't he/she/it close? will he/she/it not close?
Plural
1st person won't we close? will we not close?
2nd person won't you close? will you not close?
3rd person won't they close? will they not close?
Conditional I'd close
Positive I'd close
Singular
1st person I'd close I would close
2nd person you'd close you would close
3rd person he/she/it'd close he/she/it would close
Plural
1st person we'd close we would close
2nd person you'd close you would close
3rd person they'd close they would close
Negative I wouldn't close
Singular
1st person I wouldn't close I would not close
2nd person you wouldn't close you would not close
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't close he/she/it would not close
Plural
1st person we wouldn't close we would not close
2nd person you wouldn't close you would not close
3rd person they wouldn't close they would not close
Question would I close?
Singular
1st person would I close?
2nd person would you close?
3rd person would he/she/it close?
Plural
1st person would we close?
2nd person would you close?
3rd person would they close?
Negative question wouldn't I close?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I close? would I not close?
2nd person wouldn't you close? would you not close?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it close? would he/she/it not close?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we close? would we not close?
2nd person wouldn't you close? would you not close?
3rd person wouldn't they close? would they not close?
Present continuous I'm closing
Positive I'm closing
Singular
1st person I'm closing I am closing
2nd person you're closing you are closing
3rd person he/she/it's closing he/she/it is closing
Plural
1st person we're closing we are closing
2nd person you're closing you are closing
3rd person they're closing they are closing
Negative I'm not closing
Singular
1st person I'm not closing I am not closing
2nd person you aren't closing you're not closing you are not closing
3rd person he/she/it isn't closing he/she/it's not closing he/she/it is not closing
Plural
1st person we aren't closing we're not closing we are not closing
2nd person you aren't closing you're not closing you are not closing
3rd person they aren't closing they're not closing they are not closing
Question am I closing?
Singular
1st person am I closing?
2nd person are you closing?
3rd person is he/she/it closing?
Plural
1st person are we closing?
2nd person are you closing?
3rd person are they closing?
Negative question aren't I closing?
Singular
1st person aren't I closing? am I not closing?
2nd person aren't you closing? are you not closing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it closing? is he/she/it not closing?
Plural
1st person aren't we closing? are we not closing?
2nd person aren't you closing? are you not closing?
3rd person aren't they closing? are they not closing?
Past continuous I was closing
Positive I was closing
Singular
1st person I was closing
2nd person you were closing
3rd person he/she/it was closing
Plural
1st person we were closing
2nd person you were closing
3rd person they were closing
Negative I wasn't closing
Singular
1st person I wasn't closing I was not closing
2nd person you weren't closing you were not closing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't closing he/she/it was not closing
Plural
1st person we weren't closing we were not closing
2nd person you weren't closing you were not closing
3rd person they weren't closing they were not closing
Question was I closing?
Singular
1st person was I closing?
2nd person were you closing?
3rd person was he/she/it closing?
Plural
1st person were we closing?
2nd person were you closing?
3rd person were they closing?
Negative question wasn't I closing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I closing? was I not closing?
2nd person weren't you closing? were you not closing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it closing? was he/she/it not closing?
Plural
1st person weren't we closing? were we not closing?
2nd person weren't you closing? were you not closing?
3rd person weren't they closing? were they not closing?
Future continuous I'll be closing
Positive I'll be closing
Singular
1st person I'll be closing I will be closing
2nd person you'll be closing you will be closing
3rd person he/she/it'll be closing he/she/it will be closing
Plural
1st person we'll be closing we will be closing
2nd person you'll be closing you will be closing
3rd person they'll be closing they will be closing
Negative I won't be closing
Singular
1st person I won't be closing I will not be closing
2nd person you won't be closing you will not be closing
3rd person he/she/it won't be closing he/she/it will not be closing
Plural
1st person we won't be closing we will not be closing
2nd person you won't be closing you will not be closing
3rd person they won't be closing they will not be closing
Question will I be closing?
Singular
1st person will I be closing?
2nd person will you be closing?
3rd person will he/she/it be closing?
Plural
1st person will we be closing?
2nd person will you be closing?
3rd person will they be closing?
Negative question won't I be closing?
Singular
1st person won't I be closing? will I not be closing?
2nd person won't you be closing? will you not be closing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be closing? will he/she/it not be closing?
Plural
1st person won't we be closing? will we not be closing?
2nd person won't you be closing? will you not be closing?
3rd person won't they be closing? will they not be closing?
Conditional continuous I'd be closing
Positive I'd be closing
Singular
1st person I'd be closing I would be closing
2nd person you'd be closing you would be closing
3rd person he/she/it'd be closing he/she/it would be closing
Plural
1st person we'd be closing we would be closing
2nd person you'd be closing you would be closing
3rd person they'd be closing they would be closing
Negative I wouldn't be closing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be closing I would not be closing
2nd person you wouldn't be closing you would not be closing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be closing he/she/it would not be closing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be closing we would not be closing
2nd person you wouldn't be closing you would not be closing
3rd person they wouldn't be closing they would not be closing
Question would I be closing?
Singular
1st person would I be closing?
2nd person would you be closing?
3rd person would he/she/it be closing?
Plural
1st person would we be closing?
2nd person would you be closing?
3rd person would they be closing?
Negative question wouldn't I be closing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be closing? would I not be closing?
2nd person wouldn't you be closing? would you not be closing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be closing? would he/she/it not be closing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be closing? would we not be closing?
2nd person wouldn't you be closing? would you not be closing?
3rd person wouldn't they be closing? would they not be closing?
Present perfect I've closed
Positive I've closed
Singular
1st person I've closed I have closed
2nd person you've closed you have closed
3rd person he/she/it's closed he/she/it has closed
Plural
1st person we've closed we have closed
2nd person you've closed you have closed
3rd person they've closed they have closed
Negative I haven't closed
Singular
1st person I haven't closed I have not closed
2nd person you haven't closed you have not closed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't closed he/she/it has not closed
Plural
1st person we haven't closed we have not closed
2nd person you haven't closed you have not closed
3rd person they haven't closed they have not closed
Question have I closed?
Singular
1st person have I closed?
2nd person have you closed?
3rd person has he/she/it closed?
Plural
1st person have we closed?
2nd person have you closed?
3rd person have they closed?
Negative question haven't I closed?
Singular
1st person haven't I closed? have I not closed?
2nd person haven't you closed? have you not closed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it closed? has he/she/it not closed?
Plural
1st person haven't we closed? have we not closed?
2nd person haven't you closed? have you not closed?
3rd person haven't they closed? have they not closed?
Past perfect I had closed
Positive I had closed
Singular
1st person I had closed
2nd person you had closed
3rd person he/she/it had closed
Plural
1st person we had closed
2nd person you had closed
3rd person they had closed
Negative I hadn't closed
Singular
1st person I hadn't closed I had not closed
2nd person you hadn't closed you had not closed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't closed he/she/it had not closed
Plural
1st person we hadn't closed we had not closed
2nd person you hadn't closed you had not closed
3rd person they hadn't closed they had not closed
Question had I closed?
Singular
1st person had I closed?
2nd person had you closed?
3rd person had he/she/it closed?
Plural
1st person had we closed?
2nd person had you closed?
3rd person had they closed?
Negative question hadn't I closed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I closed? had I not closed?
2nd person hadn't you closed? had you not closed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it closed? had he/she/it not closed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we closed? had we not closed?
2nd person hadn't you closed? had you not closed?
3rd person hadn't they closed? had they not closed?
Future perfect I'll have closed
Positive I'll have closed
Singular
1st person I'll have closed I will have closed
2nd person you'll have closed you will have closed
3rd person he/she/it'll have closed he/she/it will have closed
Plural
1st person we'll have closed we will have closed
2nd person you'll have closed you will have closed
3rd person they'll have closed they will have closed
Negative I won't have closed
Singular
1st person I won't have closed I will not have closed
2nd person you won't have closed you will not have closed
3rd person he/she/it won't have closed he/she/it will not have closed
Plural
1st person we won't have closed we will not have closed
2nd person you won't have closed you will not have closed
3rd person they won't have closed they will not have closed
Question +'ll I have closed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have closed? will I have closed?
2nd person +'ll you have closed? will you have closed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have closed? will he/she/it have closed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have closed? will we have closed?
2nd person +'ll you have closed? will you have closed?
3rd person +'ll they have closed? will they have closed?
Negative question won't I have closed?
Singular
1st person won't I have closed? will I not have closed?
2nd person won't you have closed? will you not have closed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have closed? will he/she/it not have closed?
Plural
1st person won't we have closed? will we not have closed?
2nd person won't you have closed? will you not have closed?
3rd person won't they have closed? will they not have closed?
Conditional perfect I'd have closed
Positive I'd have closed
Singular
1st person I'd have closed I would have closed
2nd person you'd have closed you would have closed
3rd person he/she/it'd have closed he/she/it would have closed
Plural
1st person we'd have closed we would have closed
2nd person you'd have closed you would have closed
3rd person they'd have closed they would have closed
Negative I wouldn't have closed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have closed I would not have closed
2nd person you wouldn't have closed you would not have closed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have closed he/she/it would not have closed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have closed we would not have closed
2nd person you wouldn't have closed you would not have closed
3rd person they wouldn't have closed they would not have closed
Question would I have closed?
Singular
1st person would I have closed?
2nd person would you have closed?
3rd person would he/she/it have closed?
Plural
1st person would we have closed?
2nd person would you have closed?
3rd person would they have closed?
Negative question wouldn't I have closed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have closed? would I not have closed?
2nd person wouldn't you have closed? would you not have closed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have closed? would he/she/it not have closed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have closed? would we not have closed?
2nd person wouldn't you have closed? would you not have closed?
3rd person wouldn't they have closed? would they not have closed?
Imperative close!
Positive
you close!
we let's close!
Negative
you don't close!
we let's not close!
Examples close examples
How do I use close in a sentence?
Simple sentences
We've been close friends for many years.
My house is conveniently close to the station.
I asked Tom to close the door.
Close the window.
He is close to the president.
Please close the door when you leave.
Close your book.
The recession caused many businesses to close.
Close the fucking door!
Sometimes I walk home from work and sometimes I cycle, because I live close to where I work.
Close that door.
Close the book.
It's raining, and we forgot to close the windows.
How many close friends do you have?
Close the door when you leave.
Close the door on your way out.
Please will you close the door when you go out.
The vacation is close to an end.
That was a close call.
I'm cold. May I close the window?
We have to bring the matter to a close.
What time does it close?
You had better hurry because the banks will close soon.
I wish you were close to me.
The airport is close at hand.
Close things look blurred.
We must make a close analysis of the causes of the accident.
Movie subtitles
I have a shooting close by here. It's a short break and I heard Yoon's song.
Close by here.
Close the damn door!
The closest of Cornelia's close advisors.
One such planet, Corot 7B, orbits so close to its star that surface temperatures reach as high as 1,600 degrees Celsius.
If a planet is in the Goldilocks Zone, it's not too close and not too far from its star.
In the middle of the wood, very close to the river, I found this really weird-looking tree.
At the end, it was very close to the settlement.
Would you please stop. And close this mouth of yours.
It must have been too close to the ice for too long.
Pali, your kidney is taking a little trip to close out the domino.
Plus, we'll be close to.
But get used to me being her friend, because Rebecca and I are close.
You are so close.
I didn't want to sound the alarm by getting too close.
They should close the valve.
We're not close anymore.
Keep a close watch on all of those cyborgs.
That was close.
There's nothing we can do. We can't get close to him.
You'd think I'd get some satisfaction out of that, but I don't because nothing. No sentence, no punishment, no revenge, could ever come close to making up for what you've done.
Mr. Yquem has had to close the office a little earlier today, Madam.
The night is short, dawn is close!
Let us hurry, the night is short, dawn is close!
The night is short, dawn is close.
But there are also confessions, which might very well be close to the truth, namely during the times when superstition ruled.
It was close to midnight.
Stay close, I'll need you.
America, China, Japan and Russia are all paying close attention to the situation between the South and North.
She safely got close to me and pulled on my arm suddenly.
They felt that something is wrong seeing us so close to them, so now the Americans have come forward, isn't it?
Your late father and husband was a very close acquaintance of mine.
And close this mouth of yours.
Because I was afraid of what you would think and because I wasn't sure if we were going to become close enough - for it to even be relevant. - Oh!
Because nothing. no sentence, no punishment, no revenge could ever come close to making up for what you've done.
News and current affairs
Many other rich countries' debt levels are also uncomfortably close to 150-year highs, despite relative peace in much of the world.
As 2003 draws to a close, it is time for world leaders to help guide the world away from the obsessive, failing approach of America's government.
The Americans want full EU membership for Turkey--a longstanding NATO member and close American ally--while Europeans complain about the Turkish military's domestic political role.
At the other end, conservatism in many European countries has historically veered too close for comfort to right-wing extremism.
Even after Tamerlan had died, and Dzhokhar, already wounded, was the only known fugitive, the Boston authorities decided to close down the entire city.
The fact that the UK was situated so close to powers like Germany and Russia made matters even more challenging.
The reality is the opposite: for several reasons, growth will slow further in the second half of 2012 and be even lower in 2013 - close to stall speed.
By doing so, they will push prices close to fundamentals today.
The best way to accentuate the region's growing anti-American sentiment is to try to close the US-Mexican border (which will be futile).
Painful choices about how to close the long-run fiscal gap should be decided now and implemented promptly once the economy has recovered.
America's allies, in turn, must be prepared to close ranks with it on both the outlines of a deal and the willingness to strike militarily.
Within the first two months of the devastating tsunami that struck that December, close to 50 heads of state and foreign ministers visited the island.
Shortly before Christmas, Czech TV's director, who was resisting political pressure, was replaced by Jiri Hodac, a man with close ties to ODS.
This is a different level of intelligence, more analytical, where close collaboration adds significant value.
One thing to be learned, if we didn't know this already, is how close racial sensitivities are to the surface of US life, despite the election of a black president.
When Sarkozy, who otherwise has such finely tuned media instincts, protests that he's no different from any other man, he comes dangerously close to confusing the office and the person of the president.
Policy interest rates are close to zero in the major economies in the developed world, and outsize budget deficits are the norm.
But, even if that could be achieved, it would close the trade gap only for as long as Greek prices remained competitive.
Bolivia's 1988 buyback of close to half of its defaulted sovereign debt, an operation funded by international donors, is a classic example.
For the left and the Greens, he is close to being a traitor.
And events there, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, have a broader impact that naturally entails the close involvement of global partners - first and foremost the United States.
The era of US diplomatic hegemony has drawn to a close.
For the moment, most Americans seem to be going along with Republican arguments that it is better to close the budget deficit through spending cuts rather than tax increases.
But a key condition for a smooth redeployment of US troops is close consultations by America with its allies, something it has not done well up to now.
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