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Conjugation function conjugation
How do you conjugate function?
function · verb
Present I function
Positive I function
Singular
1st person I function
2nd person you function
3rd person he/she/it functions
Plural
1st person we function
2nd person you function
3rd person they function
Negative I don't function
Singular
1st person I don't function I do not function
2nd person you don't function you do not function
3rd person he/she/it doesn't function he/she/it does not function
Plural
1st person we don't function we do not function
2nd person you don't function you do not function
3rd person they don't function they do not function
Question do I function?
Singular
1st person do I function?
2nd person do you function?
3rd person does he/she/it function?
Plural
1st person do we function?
2nd person do you function?
3rd person do they function?
Negative question don't I function?
Singular
1st person don't I function? do I not function?
2nd person don't you function? do you not function?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it function? does he/she/it not function?
Plural
1st person don't we function? do we not function?
2nd person don't you function? do you not function?
3rd person don't they function? do they not function?
Past I functioned
Positive I functioned
Singular
1st person I functioned
2nd person you functioned
3rd person he/she/it functioned
Plural
1st person we functioned
2nd person you functioned
3rd person they functioned
Negative I didn't function
Singular
1st person I didn't function I did not function
2nd person you didn't function you did not function
3rd person he/she/it didn't function he/she/it did not function
Plural
1st person we didn't function we did not function
2nd person you didn't function you did not function
3rd person they didn't function they did not function
Question did I function?
Singular
1st person did I function?
2nd person did you function?
3rd person did he/she/it function?
Plural
1st person did we function?
2nd person did you function?
3rd person did they function?
Negative question didn't I function?
Singular
1st person didn't I function? did I not function?
2nd person didn't you function? did you not function?
3rd person didn't he/she/it function? did he/she/it not function?
Plural
1st person didn't we function? did we not function?
2nd person didn't you function? did you not function?
3rd person didn't they function? did they not function?
Future I'll function
Positive I'll function
Singular
1st person I'll function I will function
2nd person you'll function you will function
3rd person he/she/it'll function he/she/it will function
Plural
1st person we'll function we will function
2nd person you'll function you will function
3rd person they'll function they will function
Negative I won't function
Singular
1st person I won't function I will not function
2nd person you won't function you will not function
3rd person he/she/it won't function he/she/it will not function
Plural
1st person we won't function we will not function
2nd person you won't function you will not function
3rd person they won't function they will not function
Question will I function?
Singular
1st person will I function?
2nd person will you function?
3rd person will he/she/it function?
Plural
1st person will we function?
2nd person will you function?
3rd person will they function?
Negative question won't I function?
Singular
1st person won't I function? will I not function?
2nd person won't you function? will you not function?
3rd person won't he/she/it function? will he/she/it not function?
Plural
1st person won't we function? will we not function?
2nd person won't you function? will you not function?
3rd person won't they function? will they not function?
Conditional I'd function
Positive I'd function
Singular
1st person I'd function I would function
2nd person you'd function you would function
3rd person he/she/it'd function he/she/it would function
Plural
1st person we'd function we would function
2nd person you'd function you would function
3rd person they'd function they would function
Negative I wouldn't function
Singular
1st person I wouldn't function I would not function
2nd person you wouldn't function you would not function
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't function he/she/it would not function
Plural
1st person we wouldn't function we would not function
2nd person you wouldn't function you would not function
3rd person they wouldn't function they would not function
Question would I function?
Singular
1st person would I function?
2nd person would you function?
3rd person would he/she/it function?
Plural
1st person would we function?
2nd person would you function?
3rd person would they function?
Negative question wouldn't I function?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I function? would I not function?
2nd person wouldn't you function? would you not function?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it function? would he/she/it not function?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we function? would we not function?
2nd person wouldn't you function? would you not function?
3rd person wouldn't they function? would they not function?
Present continuous I'm functioning
Positive I'm functioning
Singular
1st person I'm functioning I am functioning
2nd person you're functioning you are functioning
3rd person he/she/it's functioning he/she/it is functioning
Plural
1st person we're functioning we are functioning
2nd person you're functioning you are functioning
3rd person they're functioning they are functioning
Negative I'm not functioning
Singular
1st person I'm not functioning I am not functioning
2nd person you aren't functioning you're not functioning you are not functioning
3rd person he/she/it isn't functioning he/she/it's not functioning he/she/it is not functioning
Plural
1st person we aren't functioning we're not functioning we are not functioning
2nd person you aren't functioning you're not functioning you are not functioning
3rd person they aren't functioning they're not functioning they are not functioning
Question am I functioning?
Singular
1st person am I functioning?
2nd person are you functioning?
3rd person is he/she/it functioning?
Plural
1st person are we functioning?
2nd person are you functioning?
3rd person are they functioning?
Negative question aren't I functioning?
Singular
1st person aren't I functioning? am I not functioning?
2nd person aren't you functioning? are you not functioning?
3rd person isn't he/she/it functioning? is he/she/it not functioning?
Plural
1st person aren't we functioning? are we not functioning?
2nd person aren't you functioning? are you not functioning?
3rd person aren't they functioning? are they not functioning?
Past continuous I was functioning
Positive I was functioning
Singular
1st person I was functioning
2nd person you were functioning
3rd person he/she/it was functioning
Plural
1st person we were functioning
2nd person you were functioning
3rd person they were functioning
Negative I wasn't functioning
Singular
1st person I wasn't functioning I was not functioning
2nd person you weren't functioning you were not functioning
3rd person he/she/it wasn't functioning he/she/it was not functioning
Plural
1st person we weren't functioning we were not functioning
2nd person you weren't functioning you were not functioning
3rd person they weren't functioning they were not functioning
Question was I functioning?
Singular
1st person was I functioning?
2nd person were you functioning?
3rd person was he/she/it functioning?
Plural
1st person were we functioning?
2nd person were you functioning?
3rd person were they functioning?
Negative question wasn't I functioning?
Singular
1st person wasn't I functioning? was I not functioning?
2nd person weren't you functioning? were you not functioning?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it functioning? was he/she/it not functioning?
Plural
1st person weren't we functioning? were we not functioning?
2nd person weren't you functioning? were you not functioning?
3rd person weren't they functioning? were they not functioning?
Future continuous I'll be functioning
Positive I'll be functioning
Singular
1st person I'll be functioning I will be functioning
2nd person you'll be functioning you will be functioning
3rd person he/she/it'll be functioning he/she/it will be functioning
Plural
1st person we'll be functioning we will be functioning
2nd person you'll be functioning you will be functioning
3rd person they'll be functioning they will be functioning
Negative I won't be functioning
Singular
1st person I won't be functioning I will not be functioning
2nd person you won't be functioning you will not be functioning
3rd person he/she/it won't be functioning he/she/it will not be functioning
Plural
1st person we won't be functioning we will not be functioning
2nd person you won't be functioning you will not be functioning
3rd person they won't be functioning they will not be functioning
Question will I be functioning?
Singular
1st person will I be functioning?
2nd person will you be functioning?
3rd person will he/she/it be functioning?
Plural
1st person will we be functioning?
2nd person will you be functioning?
3rd person will they be functioning?
Negative question won't I be functioning?
Singular
1st person won't I be functioning? will I not be functioning?
2nd person won't you be functioning? will you not be functioning?
3rd person won't he/she/it be functioning? will he/she/it not be functioning?
Plural
1st person won't we be functioning? will we not be functioning?
2nd person won't you be functioning? will you not be functioning?
3rd person won't they be functioning? will they not be functioning?
Conditional continuous I'd be functioning
Positive I'd be functioning
Singular
1st person I'd be functioning I would be functioning
2nd person you'd be functioning you would be functioning
3rd person he/she/it'd be functioning he/she/it would be functioning
Plural
1st person we'd be functioning we would be functioning
2nd person you'd be functioning you would be functioning
3rd person they'd be functioning they would be functioning
Negative I wouldn't be functioning
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be functioning I would not be functioning
2nd person you wouldn't be functioning you would not be functioning
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be functioning he/she/it would not be functioning
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be functioning we would not be functioning
2nd person you wouldn't be functioning you would not be functioning
3rd person they wouldn't be functioning they would not be functioning
Question would I be functioning?
Singular
1st person would I be functioning?
2nd person would you be functioning?
3rd person would he/she/it be functioning?
Plural
1st person would we be functioning?
2nd person would you be functioning?
3rd person would they be functioning?
Negative question wouldn't I be functioning?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be functioning? would I not be functioning?
2nd person wouldn't you be functioning? would you not be functioning?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be functioning? would he/she/it not be functioning?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be functioning? would we not be functioning?
2nd person wouldn't you be functioning? would you not be functioning?
3rd person wouldn't they be functioning? would they not be functioning?
Present perfect I've functioned
Positive I've functioned
Singular
1st person I've functioned I have functioned
2nd person you've functioned you have functioned
3rd person he/she/it's functioned he/she/it has functioned
Plural
1st person we've functioned we have functioned
2nd person you've functioned you have functioned
3rd person they've functioned they have functioned
Negative I haven't functioned
Singular
1st person I haven't functioned I have not functioned
2nd person you haven't functioned you have not functioned
3rd person he/she/it hasn't functioned he/she/it has not functioned
Plural
1st person we haven't functioned we have not functioned
2nd person you haven't functioned you have not functioned
3rd person they haven't functioned they have not functioned
Question have I functioned?
Singular
1st person have I functioned?
2nd person have you functioned?
3rd person has he/she/it functioned?
Plural
1st person have we functioned?
2nd person have you functioned?
3rd person have they functioned?
Negative question haven't I functioned?
Singular
1st person haven't I functioned? have I not functioned?
2nd person haven't you functioned? have you not functioned?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it functioned? has he/she/it not functioned?
Plural
1st person haven't we functioned? have we not functioned?
2nd person haven't you functioned? have you not functioned?
3rd person haven't they functioned? have they not functioned?
Past perfect I had functioned
Positive I had functioned
Singular
1st person I had functioned
2nd person you had functioned
3rd person he/she/it had functioned
Plural
1st person we had functioned
2nd person you had functioned
3rd person they had functioned
Negative I hadn't functioned
Singular
1st person I hadn't functioned I had not functioned
2nd person you hadn't functioned you had not functioned
3rd person he/she/it hadn't functioned he/she/it had not functioned
Plural
1st person we hadn't functioned we had not functioned
2nd person you hadn't functioned you had not functioned
3rd person they hadn't functioned they had not functioned
Question had I functioned?
Singular
1st person had I functioned?
2nd person had you functioned?
3rd person had he/she/it functioned?
Plural
1st person had we functioned?
2nd person had you functioned?
3rd person had they functioned?
Negative question hadn't I functioned?
Singular
1st person hadn't I functioned? had I not functioned?
2nd person hadn't you functioned? had you not functioned?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it functioned? had he/she/it not functioned?
Plural
1st person hadn't we functioned? had we not functioned?
2nd person hadn't you functioned? had you not functioned?
3rd person hadn't they functioned? had they not functioned?
Future perfect I'll have functioned
Positive I'll have functioned
Singular
1st person I'll have functioned I will have functioned
2nd person you'll have functioned you will have functioned
3rd person he/she/it'll have functioned he/she/it will have functioned
Plural
1st person we'll have functioned we will have functioned
2nd person you'll have functioned you will have functioned
3rd person they'll have functioned they will have functioned
Negative I won't have functioned
Singular
1st person I won't have functioned I will not have functioned
2nd person you won't have functioned you will not have functioned
3rd person he/she/it won't have functioned he/she/it will not have functioned
Plural
1st person we won't have functioned we will not have functioned
2nd person you won't have functioned you will not have functioned
3rd person they won't have functioned they will not have functioned
Question +'ll I have functioned?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have functioned? will I have functioned?
2nd person +'ll you have functioned? will you have functioned?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have functioned? will he/she/it have functioned?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have functioned? will we have functioned?
2nd person +'ll you have functioned? will you have functioned?
3rd person +'ll they have functioned? will they have functioned?
Negative question won't I have functioned?
Singular
1st person won't I have functioned? will I not have functioned?
2nd person won't you have functioned? will you not have functioned?
3rd person won't he/she/it have functioned? will he/she/it not have functioned?
Plural
1st person won't we have functioned? will we not have functioned?
2nd person won't you have functioned? will you not have functioned?
3rd person won't they have functioned? will they not have functioned?
Conditional perfect I'd have functioned
Positive I'd have functioned
Singular
1st person I'd have functioned I would have functioned
2nd person you'd have functioned you would have functioned
3rd person he/she/it'd have functioned he/she/it would have functioned
Plural
1st person we'd have functioned we would have functioned
2nd person you'd have functioned you would have functioned
3rd person they'd have functioned they would have functioned
Negative I wouldn't have functioned
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have functioned I would not have functioned
2nd person you wouldn't have functioned you would not have functioned
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have functioned he/she/it would not have functioned
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have functioned we would not have functioned
2nd person you wouldn't have functioned you would not have functioned
3rd person they wouldn't have functioned they would not have functioned
Question would I have functioned?
Singular
1st person would I have functioned?
2nd person would you have functioned?
3rd person would he/she/it have functioned?
Plural
1st person would we have functioned?
2nd person would you have functioned?
3rd person would they have functioned?
Negative question wouldn't I have functioned?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have functioned? would I not have functioned?
2nd person wouldn't you have functioned? would you not have functioned?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have functioned? would he/she/it not have functioned?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have functioned? would we not have functioned?
2nd person wouldn't you have functioned? would you not have functioned?
3rd person wouldn't they have functioned? would they not have functioned?
Imperative function!
Positive
you function!
we let's function!
Negative
you don't function!
we let's not function!
Examples function examples
How do I use function in a sentence?
Simple sentences
The gamma function is a generalization of the factorial function.
As far as I know, there is no such function.
Memory is an essential function of our brain.
The motor does not function properly.
The function of the brake is to stop the car.
This chart illustrates the function of ozone layer.
Without him our company would cease to function.
Er, Sir? What's written on the blackboard isn't an exponential function but a trigonometric one.
People who don't have a computer can't make full use of this MP3 player function.
But your function isn't Lipschitz continuous!
The exponential function has a horizontal asymptote.
The search function is inadequate.
The search function has too few options.
The function has no side effects.
In Esperanto, nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs show their function within the sentence through their endings.
Human society is a function of all humanity, those who profit most from it should pay the most for the benefit they gain, of course being greedy, they just want more.
Until recently, the main function of women was to marry and give birth to children.
The difference between a strictly quasilinear function and a quasilinear function is that, in the second case, the finite difference between two random points may be equal to zero.
Finding the optimal for a numerical function can be an important challenge.
This function takes two parameters, the first one is the title of the window, the second one will be the title of the icon.
Every function should have comments describing its purpose in order to avoid confusion.
Rats also have a function. They help to clean the pipes.
The derivative of a constant function is always zero.
As far as I know, such a function doesn't exist.
Perfectionists find it harder to function than average people.
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I mean, any chance to turn a function into fancy dress, she'd do it.
Dogs were bred for a function.
Joseph, let us see if their car will function.
He may have overstepped his function as a waiter. but he fulfilled his duty as a Russian.
No human heart could possibly function like that. especially in his condition.
The psyche function wishes more than what's in its power, so to speak, unreachable dreams.
It's not our function to report the gossip of housewives.
I can't see that the function of a respectable newspaper.
I am a pawn on a chessboard, I carry out a function.
IT TAKES ALL OF US TO MAKE THIS SHIP FUNCTION.
The mind cannot evaluate, judge. or even function properly.
I told them that the form of a building must follow its function.
It is their proper function.
The more I thought of them, these people whom I had studied until I knew their names and histories as well as I knew my own, the more they became monsters of arrogance and cruelty whose only function in the world was to deprive me of my birthright.
Each observation was a registration oi the radio emission as a function of wavelength or frequency I have an example here.
We measured the radio emission as a function of velocity and determined from those the positions of hydrogen clouds in the Galaxy. Not only in the equatorial plane, but also above and below.
And thus we see that the function of the respiratory system is to transmit oxygen into the bloodstream, which is called osmosis.
Doesn't that bird brain of yours ever function?
Dr. Kesselbach, I understand you also function as physician. for storm troop 34.
How does he function in your group?
A father's function is to save his son from the mistakes he made.
Tcha. better take care that it doesn't become a private function!
It's not my function to be your executioner.
My own contribution happens to be an oxygen mask which I hope will function over 40,000 feet for the flyers.
We fulfill a very useful function.
Yes. Memory doesn't function during an unconscious period, does it, Mr. Tyler?
No newspaper can function under this handicap.
Well- We showed 'em how a real newspaper can function.
Its function is to control the amount of gasoline released when you've stepped on the accelerator.
Until then, I intend to function as commissario.
What exactly is the function of this convention you're attending?
It must function like a degaussing field.
He had some minor function on my staff in Cairo.
Bomb door circuits. negative function, lights red.
News and current affairs
Given its global nature, the Internet requires a degree of international cooperation to be able to function.
Europol is performing a similar function with material derived from police work, and we are working to ensure synergy between these two efforts.
Without such procedures, a market economy would be unable to function.
It is also possible that language will be found in future bond issues that replaces the pari passu clause but provides sufficient assurance to bondholders to let the market function much as it did until the current ruling.
Gradually, confidence grew, and financial markets began to function again.
More than half a century ago, the godfather of artificial intelligence, Alan Turing, argued that the brain's function could all be reduced to mathematics and that, someday, a computer would rival human intelligence.
With the accession of 10 new members, the EU must become more integrated if it is to function.
But, of course, this can only function smoothly if exchange-rate fluctuations between its members' currencies have been eliminated.
This caused economic hardship and undermined the government's ability to function.
Its members, with statutory independence and long terms in office, could function like the monetary policy committee of a central bank.
The conventional production function of neoclassical economics offers a dangerously misleading lens through which to interpret the processes of frontier innovation.
The catch is that neither property rights nor markets can function on their own.
To function and remain socially acceptable, however, capitalism must be as clean as possible.
For society to function, it must provide individuals with incentives not to do so, through rewards and punishments, regulations and fines.
What matters now is the role that the rest of the African media should have played, and the questions that this raises about their capacity to function as a watchdog.
The lesson to be learned from Hamilton and the US is that the necessary institutions will not function without a greater degree of moral consensus as well.
Mood stabilizers are the treatment of choice, and, depending on the medication, they can produce potentially significant health complications affecting renal, endocrine, hepatic, immunologic, or metabolic function.
Even if it does begin to function, the BRICS lack what gives development banks, and the World Bank in particular, legitimacy and weight: a staff composed mostly of dedicated experts who are among the world's best.
As the export sector moves into higher value-added sectors, it will no longer serve this function as effectively as it did in the past.
Today, RMBS are no longer considered toxic, allowing the market to function normally again.
In the early 1970's, when the fixed exchange-rate regime came to an end, the IMF seemed to have outlived its function.
This pooling function would be particularly important in cases where there are different grades or varieties of the product (as with oil or coffee), and where prices can diverge enough to make an important difference to the exporters.
The euro crisis has given rise to a consensus that, in order to function effectively, the eurozone must pursue further integration.
But, as Katinka Barysch of the Centre for European Reform argues, Russian leaders' concept of modernization is overly statist, particularly given that public institutions function so badly.