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Conjugation contain conjugation
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contain · verb
Present I contain
Positive I contain
Singular
1st person I contain
2nd person you contain
3rd person he/she/it contains
Plural
1st person we contain
2nd person you contain
3rd person they contain
Negative I don't contain
Singular
1st person I don't contain I do not contain
2nd person you don't contain you do not contain
3rd person he/she/it doesn't contain he/she/it does not contain
Plural
1st person we don't contain we do not contain
2nd person you don't contain you do not contain
3rd person they don't contain they do not contain
Question do I contain?
Singular
1st person do I contain?
2nd person do you contain?
3rd person does he/she/it contain?
Plural
1st person do we contain?
2nd person do you contain?
3rd person do they contain?
Negative question don't I contain?
Singular
1st person don't I contain? do I not contain?
2nd person don't you contain? do you not contain?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it contain? does he/she/it not contain?
Plural
1st person don't we contain? do we not contain?
2nd person don't you contain? do you not contain?
3rd person don't they contain? do they not contain?
Past I contained
Positive I contained
Singular
1st person I contained
2nd person you contained
3rd person he/she/it contained
Plural
1st person we contained
2nd person you contained
3rd person they contained
Negative I didn't contain
Singular
1st person I didn't contain I did not contain
2nd person you didn't contain you did not contain
3rd person he/she/it didn't contain he/she/it did not contain
Plural
1st person we didn't contain we did not contain
2nd person you didn't contain you did not contain
3rd person they didn't contain they did not contain
Question did I contain?
Singular
1st person did I contain?
2nd person did you contain?
3rd person did he/she/it contain?
Plural
1st person did we contain?
2nd person did you contain?
3rd person did they contain?
Negative question didn't I contain?
Singular
1st person didn't I contain? did I not contain?
2nd person didn't you contain? did you not contain?
3rd person didn't he/she/it contain? did he/she/it not contain?
Plural
1st person didn't we contain? did we not contain?
2nd person didn't you contain? did you not contain?
3rd person didn't they contain? did they not contain?
Future I'll contain
Positive I'll contain
Singular
1st person I'll contain I will contain
2nd person you'll contain you will contain
3rd person he/she/it'll contain he/she/it will contain
Plural
1st person we'll contain we will contain
2nd person you'll contain you will contain
3rd person they'll contain they will contain
Negative I won't contain
Singular
1st person I won't contain I will not contain
2nd person you won't contain you will not contain
3rd person he/she/it won't contain he/she/it will not contain
Plural
1st person we won't contain we will not contain
2nd person you won't contain you will not contain
3rd person they won't contain they will not contain
Question will I contain?
Singular
1st person will I contain?
2nd person will you contain?
3rd person will he/she/it contain?
Plural
1st person will we contain?
2nd person will you contain?
3rd person will they contain?
Negative question won't I contain?
Singular
1st person won't I contain? will I not contain?
2nd person won't you contain? will you not contain?
3rd person won't he/she/it contain? will he/she/it not contain?
Plural
1st person won't we contain? will we not contain?
2nd person won't you contain? will you not contain?
3rd person won't they contain? will they not contain?
Conditional I'd contain
Positive I'd contain
Singular
1st person I'd contain I would contain
2nd person you'd contain you would contain
3rd person he/she/it'd contain he/she/it would contain
Plural
1st person we'd contain we would contain
2nd person you'd contain you would contain
3rd person they'd contain they would contain
Negative I wouldn't contain
Singular
1st person I wouldn't contain I would not contain
2nd person you wouldn't contain you would not contain
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't contain he/she/it would not contain
Plural
1st person we wouldn't contain we would not contain
2nd person you wouldn't contain you would not contain
3rd person they wouldn't contain they would not contain
Question would I contain?
Singular
1st person would I contain?
2nd person would you contain?
3rd person would he/she/it contain?
Plural
1st person would we contain?
2nd person would you contain?
3rd person would they contain?
Negative question wouldn't I contain?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I contain? would I not contain?
2nd person wouldn't you contain? would you not contain?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it contain? would he/she/it not contain?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we contain? would we not contain?
2nd person wouldn't you contain? would you not contain?
3rd person wouldn't they contain? would they not contain?
Present continuous I'm containing
Positive I'm containing
Singular
1st person I'm containing I am containing
2nd person you're containing you are containing
3rd person he/she/it's containing he/she/it is containing
Plural
1st person we're containing we are containing
2nd person you're containing you are containing
3rd person they're containing they are containing
Negative I'm not containing
Singular
1st person I'm not containing I am not containing
2nd person you aren't containing you're not containing you are not containing
3rd person he/she/it isn't containing he/she/it's not containing he/she/it is not containing
Plural
1st person we aren't containing we're not containing we are not containing
2nd person you aren't containing you're not containing you are not containing
3rd person they aren't containing they're not containing they are not containing
Question am I containing?
Singular
1st person am I containing?
2nd person are you containing?
3rd person is he/she/it containing?
Plural
1st person are we containing?
2nd person are you containing?
3rd person are they containing?
Negative question aren't I containing?
Singular
1st person aren't I containing? am I not containing?
2nd person aren't you containing? are you not containing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it containing? is he/she/it not containing?
Plural
1st person aren't we containing? are we not containing?
2nd person aren't you containing? are you not containing?
3rd person aren't they containing? are they not containing?
Past continuous I was containing
Positive I was containing
Singular
1st person I was containing
2nd person you were containing
3rd person he/she/it was containing
Plural
1st person we were containing
2nd person you were containing
3rd person they were containing
Negative I wasn't containing
Singular
1st person I wasn't containing I was not containing
2nd person you weren't containing you were not containing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't containing he/she/it was not containing
Plural
1st person we weren't containing we were not containing
2nd person you weren't containing you were not containing
3rd person they weren't containing they were not containing
Question was I containing?
Singular
1st person was I containing?
2nd person were you containing?
3rd person was he/she/it containing?
Plural
1st person were we containing?
2nd person were you containing?
3rd person were they containing?
Negative question wasn't I containing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I containing? was I not containing?
2nd person weren't you containing? were you not containing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it containing? was he/she/it not containing?
Plural
1st person weren't we containing? were we not containing?
2nd person weren't you containing? were you not containing?
3rd person weren't they containing? were they not containing?
Future continuous I'll be containing
Positive I'll be containing
Singular
1st person I'll be containing I will be containing
2nd person you'll be containing you will be containing
3rd person he/she/it'll be containing he/she/it will be containing
Plural
1st person we'll be containing we will be containing
2nd person you'll be containing you will be containing
3rd person they'll be containing they will be containing
Negative I won't be containing
Singular
1st person I won't be containing I will not be containing
2nd person you won't be containing you will not be containing
3rd person he/she/it won't be containing he/she/it will not be containing
Plural
1st person we won't be containing we will not be containing
2nd person you won't be containing you will not be containing
3rd person they won't be containing they will not be containing
Question will I be containing?
Singular
1st person will I be containing?
2nd person will you be containing?
3rd person will he/she/it be containing?
Plural
1st person will we be containing?
2nd person will you be containing?
3rd person will they be containing?
Negative question won't I be containing?
Singular
1st person won't I be containing? will I not be containing?
2nd person won't you be containing? will you not be containing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be containing? will he/she/it not be containing?
Plural
1st person won't we be containing? will we not be containing?
2nd person won't you be containing? will you not be containing?
3rd person won't they be containing? will they not be containing?
Conditional continuous I'd be containing
Positive I'd be containing
Singular
1st person I'd be containing I would be containing
2nd person you'd be containing you would be containing
3rd person he/she/it'd be containing he/she/it would be containing
Plural
1st person we'd be containing we would be containing
2nd person you'd be containing you would be containing
3rd person they'd be containing they would be containing
Negative I wouldn't be containing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be containing I would not be containing
2nd person you wouldn't be containing you would not be containing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be containing he/she/it would not be containing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be containing we would not be containing
2nd person you wouldn't be containing you would not be containing
3rd person they wouldn't be containing they would not be containing
Question would I be containing?
Singular
1st person would I be containing?
2nd person would you be containing?
3rd person would he/she/it be containing?
Plural
1st person would we be containing?
2nd person would you be containing?
3rd person would they be containing?
Negative question wouldn't I be containing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be containing? would I not be containing?
2nd person wouldn't you be containing? would you not be containing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be containing? would he/she/it not be containing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be containing? would we not be containing?
2nd person wouldn't you be containing? would you not be containing?
3rd person wouldn't they be containing? would they not be containing?
Present perfect I've contained
Positive I've contained
Singular
1st person I've contained I have contained
2nd person you've contained you have contained
3rd person he/she/it's contained he/she/it has contained
Plural
1st person we've contained we have contained
2nd person you've contained you have contained
3rd person they've contained they have contained
Negative I haven't contained
Singular
1st person I haven't contained I have not contained
2nd person you haven't contained you have not contained
3rd person he/she/it hasn't contained he/she/it has not contained
Plural
1st person we haven't contained we have not contained
2nd person you haven't contained you have not contained
3rd person they haven't contained they have not contained
Question have I contained?
Singular
1st person have I contained?
2nd person have you contained?
3rd person has he/she/it contained?
Plural
1st person have we contained?
2nd person have you contained?
3rd person have they contained?
Negative question haven't I contained?
Singular
1st person haven't I contained? have I not contained?
2nd person haven't you contained? have you not contained?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it contained? has he/she/it not contained?
Plural
1st person haven't we contained? have we not contained?
2nd person haven't you contained? have you not contained?
3rd person haven't they contained? have they not contained?
Past perfect I had contained
Positive I had contained
Singular
1st person I had contained
2nd person you had contained
3rd person he/she/it had contained
Plural
1st person we had contained
2nd person you had contained
3rd person they had contained
Negative I hadn't contained
Singular
1st person I hadn't contained I had not contained
2nd person you hadn't contained you had not contained
3rd person he/she/it hadn't contained he/she/it had not contained
Plural
1st person we hadn't contained we had not contained
2nd person you hadn't contained you had not contained
3rd person they hadn't contained they had not contained
Question had I contained?
Singular
1st person had I contained?
2nd person had you contained?
3rd person had he/she/it contained?
Plural
1st person had we contained?
2nd person had you contained?
3rd person had they contained?
Negative question hadn't I contained?
Singular
1st person hadn't I contained? had I not contained?
2nd person hadn't you contained? had you not contained?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it contained? had he/she/it not contained?
Plural
1st person hadn't we contained? had we not contained?
2nd person hadn't you contained? had you not contained?
3rd person hadn't they contained? had they not contained?
Future perfect I'll have contained
Positive I'll have contained
Singular
1st person I'll have contained I will have contained
2nd person you'll have contained you will have contained
3rd person he/she/it'll have contained he/she/it will have contained
Plural
1st person we'll have contained we will have contained
2nd person you'll have contained you will have contained
3rd person they'll have contained they will have contained
Negative I won't have contained
Singular
1st person I won't have contained I will not have contained
2nd person you won't have contained you will not have contained
3rd person he/she/it won't have contained he/she/it will not have contained
Plural
1st person we won't have contained we will not have contained
2nd person you won't have contained you will not have contained
3rd person they won't have contained they will not have contained
Question +'ll I have contained?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have contained? will I have contained?
2nd person +'ll you have contained? will you have contained?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have contained? will he/she/it have contained?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have contained? will we have contained?
2nd person +'ll you have contained? will you have contained?
3rd person +'ll they have contained? will they have contained?
Negative question won't I have contained?
Singular
1st person won't I have contained? will I not have contained?
2nd person won't you have contained? will you not have contained?
3rd person won't he/she/it have contained? will he/she/it not have contained?
Plural
1st person won't we have contained? will we not have contained?
2nd person won't you have contained? will you not have contained?
3rd person won't they have contained? will they not have contained?
Conditional perfect I'd have contained
Positive I'd have contained
Singular
1st person I'd have contained I would have contained
2nd person you'd have contained you would have contained
3rd person he/she/it'd have contained he/she/it would have contained
Plural
1st person we'd have contained we would have contained
2nd person you'd have contained you would have contained
3rd person they'd have contained they would have contained
Negative I wouldn't have contained
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have contained I would not have contained
2nd person you wouldn't have contained you would not have contained
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have contained he/she/it would not have contained
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have contained we would not have contained
2nd person you wouldn't have contained you would not have contained
3rd person they wouldn't have contained they would not have contained
Question would I have contained?
Singular
1st person would I have contained?
2nd person would you have contained?
3rd person would he/she/it have contained?
Plural
1st person would we have contained?
2nd person would you have contained?
3rd person would they have contained?
Negative question wouldn't I have contained?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have contained? would I not have contained?
2nd person wouldn't you have contained? would you not have contained?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have contained? would he/she/it not have contained?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have contained? would we not have contained?
2nd person wouldn't you have contained? would you not have contained?
3rd person wouldn't they have contained? would they not have contained?
Imperative contain!
Positive
you contain!
we let's contain!
Negative
you don't contain!
we let's not contain!
Examples contain examples
How do I use contain in a sentence?
Simple sentences
In the English language many words contain letters which are not pronounced.
This room is too small to contain 50 men.
Oranges contain a lot of vitamin C.
Acid acts on things which contain metal.
Mushrooms contain significant amounts of minerals.
Does this food contain any meat?
I have always believed that fruits are more beneficial than fruit juices mainly because they do not contain added sugar.
What does it contain?
Many household cleaners contain poison.
Tom couldn't contain his anger.
There's a chance that tap water may contain harmful substances like chlorine and lead.
He could no longer contain his anger.
The chromosomes in our cells contain the whole of our genetic material.
May contain nuts.
Tangerines contain a lot of vitamin C.
Does Coca-Cola contain caffeine?
This product does not contain GMO.
The product may contain trace amounts of nuts and gluten.
Movie subtitles
We found a few rocky planets with hard surfaces, but they're many times more massive than Earth and contain the most hostile environments you could ever imagine.
If you're right about the legend, then this casket may contain the Scroll of Thoth from the holy of holies in the temple. And I can hardly wait to get back to find out.
They contain all the results of my experiments.
I try to contain them, but they begin to protest - They want to earn more.
Sometimes, you know, those little bottles contain demons. that have a way of popping out at you. just as you're trying most desperately to forget.
Gentlemen, these papers contain data on Process 97.
And just what does this fascinating letter contain, Mr. Murdock?
Did it still contain the burgundy?
Well, there's a chance we could contain.
He's committed his reserves and can't contain the Jap attack.
I used to be like that, couldn't contain myself.
And a rock want to contain itself and remain like that.
The earth has many deep pockets, abyssal regions that contain secrets we have yet to discover.
If they follow the usual pattern of their species, the nest depending upon its age, may contain hundreds or thousands.
They contain nothing more than columns of numbers, indicating the positions and brightness of all stars on the plates.
The telegram may contain matters of state.
Quite a coincidence that this tube of yours. should also contain cobra venom.
We get tonnes of butter portions, stored in sewed bags made from furs of yaks, which also contain flour and zambas, peas and beans, herbs and tea.
Hum, tell Mr. Chalmers what do these envelopes contain?
It's a self-propelled, pilotless bomb. with a warhead said to contain one ton of explosives.
Cherry stones contain prussic acid.
The people thinks I'm evil because I know how to contain myself.
As though his ape's brain could contain the secrets of the Krell.
But the hardest thing to get past the screws is peanuts, or anything that contains peanuts, or anything that even MAY contain peanuts.
Sometimes, you know, those little bottles contain demons that have a way of popping out at you, just as you're trying most desperately to forget.
Clear water can contain many germs.
They contain the souls of Emperors from centuries past!
They will know it's suicide because that envelope you hand him. will contain not money, Mr. Crabtree. but a typed note explaining why he took his own life.
Only the most beautiful emeralds contain that miracle of elusive blue.
Why did it contain only a blank sheet of paper?
Detto, as you see, has the larger carton, but they contain identical quantities.
It purports to contain certain timings made by the management, which directly affect the rates for the job that you are doing.
Does that red can contain insecticide?
These depositions contain a number of statements which directly contradict one another.
That statement that you wanted to read out in court today, did it contain the facts of Captain Taggart's death?
He wanted it to contain all his thoughts and experiences.
News and current affairs
To contain today's financial and economic crisis, Europe will also need to continue the cooperation that it has shown up to this point.
But paradoxically, it may also contain an element of forgetfulness, because it tends to conceal the fact that liberation required a military defeat.
In Asia, it was meant to contain communism, while allowing allies, from Japan to Indonesia, to build up economic strength.
Indeed, the US has trimmed its presence abroad by refusing to contribute to a eurozone bailout, intervene in Syria, or use force to contain Iran's nuclear breakout (despite strong Israeli support).
Israel's security and the desire to contain Iran are equally important.
As time passes, there are fewer and fewer outstanding bonds that do not contain CACs.
To be effective, such a cease-fire must contain a monitoring mechanism.
Nor was he able to contain let alone combat rampant corruption in the Palestinian Authority.
In theory, governments in such a situation have five basic options to contain crisis conditions, pending the effects of measures to reinvigorate growth and employment engines.
In this manner, they can contain the spread of economic hardship among the population, protect the most vulnerable segments, and put future generations on a better footing.
After all, books still in print are likely to be the ones that contain the most up-to-date information, and the ones that people most want to read.
The proposed constitution will contain a Charter of Fundamental Rights, which is intended to enhance the political and moral legitimacy of the EU.
If a major oil spill in Haiti were threatening the Gulf of Mexico, wouldn't we want the best technology (and not just the technology available in Haiti) to try to contain it?
The origins of Argentina's crisis date back to decisions taken in 1991, in the fight to contain the steep inflation that marked the death throes of the military junta.
Even here, the MDGs contain no numerical target for financial aid or any other aspect of rich countries' assistance, in contrast to the highly specific poverty-related targets set for developing countries.
This might just be possible, because the emerging outlines of a new framework to resolve the ongoing sovereign-debt crisis contain a key component that was missing so far.
Global deposits of methane clathrate contain more than twice the amount of energy of all known fossil fuels, and it can burn cleanly.
Lines on the map no longer contain the gravest threats, and the players are no longer divided neatly into two camps.
But unlike the anti-German entente a century ago, the aim is not to contain China.
Should the best answer to the return of Russia's imperial ambitions be a modern version of a Holy Alliance of stability designed to contain the world's new maverick?
But, in order to displace the US and assume the mantle of leadership in Asia, China must do more than pursue its own interests or contain potential rivals.
Both perceptions distort reality, though both contain a kernel of truth.
China's pragmatic leaders knew that the US presence helped to contain the Soviet Union (and subsequently Russia), prevented Japan from re-arming, and kept sea-lanes open.
Some Chinese strategists believe that the US is using Asian states, particularly Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines, as pawns to contain China.