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Conjugation interest conjugation
How do you conjugate interest?
interest · verb
Present I interest
Positive I interest
Singular
1st person I interest
2nd person you interest
3rd person he/she/it interests
Plural
1st person we interest
2nd person you interest
3rd person they interest
Negative I don't interest
Singular
1st person I don't interest I do not interest
2nd person you don't interest you do not interest
3rd person he/she/it doesn't interest he/she/it does not interest
Plural
1st person we don't interest we do not interest
2nd person you don't interest you do not interest
3rd person they don't interest they do not interest
Question do I interest?
Singular
1st person do I interest?
2nd person do you interest?
3rd person does he/she/it interest?
Plural
1st person do we interest?
2nd person do you interest?
3rd person do they interest?
Negative question don't I interest?
Singular
1st person don't I interest? do I not interest?
2nd person don't you interest? do you not interest?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it interest? does he/she/it not interest?
Plural
1st person don't we interest? do we not interest?
2nd person don't you interest? do you not interest?
3rd person don't they interest? do they not interest?
Past I interested
Positive I interested
Singular
1st person I interested
2nd person you interested
3rd person he/she/it interested
Plural
1st person we interested
2nd person you interested
3rd person they interested
Negative I didn't interest
Singular
1st person I didn't interest I did not interest
2nd person you didn't interest you did not interest
3rd person he/she/it didn't interest he/she/it did not interest
Plural
1st person we didn't interest we did not interest
2nd person you didn't interest you did not interest
3rd person they didn't interest they did not interest
Question did I interest?
Singular
1st person did I interest?
2nd person did you interest?
3rd person did he/she/it interest?
Plural
1st person did we interest?
2nd person did you interest?
3rd person did they interest?
Negative question didn't I interest?
Singular
1st person didn't I interest? did I not interest?
2nd person didn't you interest? did you not interest?
3rd person didn't he/she/it interest? did he/she/it not interest?
Plural
1st person didn't we interest? did we not interest?
2nd person didn't you interest? did you not interest?
3rd person didn't they interest? did they not interest?
Future I'll interest
Positive I'll interest
Singular
1st person I'll interest I will interest
2nd person you'll interest you will interest
3rd person he/she/it'll interest he/she/it will interest
Plural
1st person we'll interest we will interest
2nd person you'll interest you will interest
3rd person they'll interest they will interest
Negative I won't interest
Singular
1st person I won't interest I will not interest
2nd person you won't interest you will not interest
3rd person he/she/it won't interest he/she/it will not interest
Plural
1st person we won't interest we will not interest
2nd person you won't interest you will not interest
3rd person they won't interest they will not interest
Question will I interest?
Singular
1st person will I interest?
2nd person will you interest?
3rd person will he/she/it interest?
Plural
1st person will we interest?
2nd person will you interest?
3rd person will they interest?
Negative question won't I interest?
Singular
1st person won't I interest? will I not interest?
2nd person won't you interest? will you not interest?
3rd person won't he/she/it interest? will he/she/it not interest?
Plural
1st person won't we interest? will we not interest?
2nd person won't you interest? will you not interest?
3rd person won't they interest? will they not interest?
Conditional I'd interest
Positive I'd interest
Singular
1st person I'd interest I would interest
2nd person you'd interest you would interest
3rd person he/she/it'd interest he/she/it would interest
Plural
1st person we'd interest we would interest
2nd person you'd interest you would interest
3rd person they'd interest they would interest
Negative I wouldn't interest
Singular
1st person I wouldn't interest I would not interest
2nd person you wouldn't interest you would not interest
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't interest he/she/it would not interest
Plural
1st person we wouldn't interest we would not interest
2nd person you wouldn't interest you would not interest
3rd person they wouldn't interest they would not interest
Question would I interest?
Singular
1st person would I interest?
2nd person would you interest?
3rd person would he/she/it interest?
Plural
1st person would we interest?
2nd person would you interest?
3rd person would they interest?
Negative question wouldn't I interest?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I interest? would I not interest?
2nd person wouldn't you interest? would you not interest?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it interest? would he/she/it not interest?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we interest? would we not interest?
2nd person wouldn't you interest? would you not interest?
3rd person wouldn't they interest? would they not interest?
Present continuous I'm interesting
Positive I'm interesting
Singular
1st person I'm interesting I am interesting
2nd person you're interesting you are interesting
3rd person he/she/it's interesting he/she/it is interesting
Plural
1st person we're interesting we are interesting
2nd person you're interesting you are interesting
3rd person they're interesting they are interesting
Negative I'm not interesting
Singular
1st person I'm not interesting I am not interesting
2nd person you aren't interesting you're not interesting you are not interesting
3rd person he/she/it isn't interesting he/she/it's not interesting he/she/it is not interesting
Plural
1st person we aren't interesting we're not interesting we are not interesting
2nd person you aren't interesting you're not interesting you are not interesting
3rd person they aren't interesting they're not interesting they are not interesting
Question am I interesting?
Singular
1st person am I interesting?
2nd person are you interesting?
3rd person is he/she/it interesting?
Plural
1st person are we interesting?
2nd person are you interesting?
3rd person are they interesting?
Negative question aren't I interesting?
Singular
1st person aren't I interesting? am I not interesting?
2nd person aren't you interesting? are you not interesting?
3rd person isn't he/she/it interesting? is he/she/it not interesting?
Plural
1st person aren't we interesting? are we not interesting?
2nd person aren't you interesting? are you not interesting?
3rd person aren't they interesting? are they not interesting?
Past continuous I was interesting
Positive I was interesting
Singular
1st person I was interesting
2nd person you were interesting
3rd person he/she/it was interesting
Plural
1st person we were interesting
2nd person you were interesting
3rd person they were interesting
Negative I wasn't interesting
Singular
1st person I wasn't interesting I was not interesting
2nd person you weren't interesting you were not interesting
3rd person he/she/it wasn't interesting he/she/it was not interesting
Plural
1st person we weren't interesting we were not interesting
2nd person you weren't interesting you were not interesting
3rd person they weren't interesting they were not interesting
Question was I interesting?
Singular
1st person was I interesting?
2nd person were you interesting?
3rd person was he/she/it interesting?
Plural
1st person were we interesting?
2nd person were you interesting?
3rd person were they interesting?
Negative question wasn't I interesting?
Singular
1st person wasn't I interesting? was I not interesting?
2nd person weren't you interesting? were you not interesting?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it interesting? was he/she/it not interesting?
Plural
1st person weren't we interesting? were we not interesting?
2nd person weren't you interesting? were you not interesting?
3rd person weren't they interesting? were they not interesting?
Future continuous I'll be interesting
Positive I'll be interesting
Singular
1st person I'll be interesting I will be interesting
2nd person you'll be interesting you will be interesting
3rd person he/she/it'll be interesting he/she/it will be interesting
Plural
1st person we'll be interesting we will be interesting
2nd person you'll be interesting you will be interesting
3rd person they'll be interesting they will be interesting
Negative I won't be interesting
Singular
1st person I won't be interesting I will not be interesting
2nd person you won't be interesting you will not be interesting
3rd person he/she/it won't be interesting he/she/it will not be interesting
Plural
1st person we won't be interesting we will not be interesting
2nd person you won't be interesting you will not be interesting
3rd person they won't be interesting they will not be interesting
Question will I be interesting?
Singular
1st person will I be interesting?
2nd person will you be interesting?
3rd person will he/she/it be interesting?
Plural
1st person will we be interesting?
2nd person will you be interesting?
3rd person will they be interesting?
Negative question won't I be interesting?
Singular
1st person won't I be interesting? will I not be interesting?
2nd person won't you be interesting? will you not be interesting?
3rd person won't he/she/it be interesting? will he/she/it not be interesting?
Plural
1st person won't we be interesting? will we not be interesting?
2nd person won't you be interesting? will you not be interesting?
3rd person won't they be interesting? will they not be interesting?
Conditional continuous I'd be interesting
Positive I'd be interesting
Singular
1st person I'd be interesting I would be interesting
2nd person you'd be interesting you would be interesting
3rd person he/she/it'd be interesting he/she/it would be interesting
Plural
1st person we'd be interesting we would be interesting
2nd person you'd be interesting you would be interesting
3rd person they'd be interesting they would be interesting
Negative I wouldn't be interesting
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be interesting I would not be interesting
2nd person you wouldn't be interesting you would not be interesting
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be interesting he/she/it would not be interesting
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be interesting we would not be interesting
2nd person you wouldn't be interesting you would not be interesting
3rd person they wouldn't be interesting they would not be interesting
Question would I be interesting?
Singular
1st person would I be interesting?
2nd person would you be interesting?
3rd person would he/she/it be interesting?
Plural
1st person would we be interesting?
2nd person would you be interesting?
3rd person would they be interesting?
Negative question wouldn't I be interesting?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be interesting? would I not be interesting?
2nd person wouldn't you be interesting? would you not be interesting?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be interesting? would he/she/it not be interesting?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be interesting? would we not be interesting?
2nd person wouldn't you be interesting? would you not be interesting?
3rd person wouldn't they be interesting? would they not be interesting?
Present perfect I've interested
Positive I've interested
Singular
1st person I've interested I have interested
2nd person you've interested you have interested
3rd person he/she/it's interested he/she/it has interested
Plural
1st person we've interested we have interested
2nd person you've interested you have interested
3rd person they've interested they have interested
Negative I haven't interested
Singular
1st person I haven't interested I have not interested
2nd person you haven't interested you have not interested
3rd person he/she/it hasn't interested he/she/it has not interested
Plural
1st person we haven't interested we have not interested
2nd person you haven't interested you have not interested
3rd person they haven't interested they have not interested
Question have I interested?
Singular
1st person have I interested?
2nd person have you interested?
3rd person has he/she/it interested?
Plural
1st person have we interested?
2nd person have you interested?
3rd person have they interested?
Negative question haven't I interested?
Singular
1st person haven't I interested? have I not interested?
2nd person haven't you interested? have you not interested?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it interested? has he/she/it not interested?
Plural
1st person haven't we interested? have we not interested?
2nd person haven't you interested? have you not interested?
3rd person haven't they interested? have they not interested?
Past perfect I had interested
Positive I had interested
Singular
1st person I had interested
2nd person you had interested
3rd person he/she/it had interested
Plural
1st person we had interested
2nd person you had interested
3rd person they had interested
Negative I hadn't interested
Singular
1st person I hadn't interested I had not interested
2nd person you hadn't interested you had not interested
3rd person he/she/it hadn't interested he/she/it had not interested
Plural
1st person we hadn't interested we had not interested
2nd person you hadn't interested you had not interested
3rd person they hadn't interested they had not interested
Question had I interested?
Singular
1st person had I interested?
2nd person had you interested?
3rd person had he/she/it interested?
Plural
1st person had we interested?
2nd person had you interested?
3rd person had they interested?
Negative question hadn't I interested?
Singular
1st person hadn't I interested? had I not interested?
2nd person hadn't you interested? had you not interested?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it interested? had he/she/it not interested?
Plural
1st person hadn't we interested? had we not interested?
2nd person hadn't you interested? had you not interested?
3rd person hadn't they interested? had they not interested?
Future perfect I'll have interested
Positive I'll have interested
Singular
1st person I'll have interested I will have interested
2nd person you'll have interested you will have interested
3rd person he/she/it'll have interested he/she/it will have interested
Plural
1st person we'll have interested we will have interested
2nd person you'll have interested you will have interested
3rd person they'll have interested they will have interested
Negative I won't have interested
Singular
1st person I won't have interested I will not have interested
2nd person you won't have interested you will not have interested
3rd person he/she/it won't have interested he/she/it will not have interested
Plural
1st person we won't have interested we will not have interested
2nd person you won't have interested you will not have interested
3rd person they won't have interested they will not have interested
Question +'ll I have interested?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have interested? will I have interested?
2nd person +'ll you have interested? will you have interested?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have interested? will he/she/it have interested?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have interested? will we have interested?
2nd person +'ll you have interested? will you have interested?
3rd person +'ll they have interested? will they have interested?
Negative question won't I have interested?
Singular
1st person won't I have interested? will I not have interested?
2nd person won't you have interested? will you not have interested?
3rd person won't he/she/it have interested? will he/she/it not have interested?
Plural
1st person won't we have interested? will we not have interested?
2nd person won't you have interested? will you not have interested?
3rd person won't they have interested? will they not have interested?
Conditional perfect I'd have interested
Positive I'd have interested
Singular
1st person I'd have interested I would have interested
2nd person you'd have interested you would have interested
3rd person he/she/it'd have interested he/she/it would have interested
Plural
1st person we'd have interested we would have interested
2nd person you'd have interested you would have interested
3rd person they'd have interested they would have interested
Negative I wouldn't have interested
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have interested I would not have interested
2nd person you wouldn't have interested you would not have interested
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have interested he/she/it would not have interested
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have interested we would not have interested
2nd person you wouldn't have interested you would not have interested
3rd person they wouldn't have interested they would not have interested
Question would I have interested?
Singular
1st person would I have interested?
2nd person would you have interested?
3rd person would he/she/it have interested?
Plural
1st person would we have interested?
2nd person would you have interested?
3rd person would they have interested?
Negative question wouldn't I have interested?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have interested? would I not have interested?
2nd person wouldn't you have interested? would you not have interested?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have interested? would he/she/it not have interested?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have interested? would we not have interested?
2nd person wouldn't you have interested? would you not have interested?
3rd person wouldn't they have interested? would they not have interested?
Imperative interest!
Positive
you interest!
we let's interest!
Negative
you don't interest!
we let's not interest!
Examples interest examples
How do I use interest in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Thank you for your interest.
What kind of topics are of interest to you?
David has a keen interest in aesthetics - the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.
My interest is in the future because I'm going to spend the rest of my life there.
Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.
We are working in the interest of peace.
Interest on loans is high at present.
Bob lost interest in rock music.
I put on an air of interest.
Tom showed interest in the plan.
Nobody anticipated such a sharp decline in interest rates.
Interest rates will rise due to monetary tightening.
Our interest converges on that point.
That incident drew his interest.
The teacher aroused our interest.
This deposit bears three percent interest.
My uncle has a deep interest in art.
Just because a certain book does not interest readers does not mean that the fault lies in the book.
I have no interest in ordinary people.
If students today had more free time, they might show more interest in politics.
I've lost interest in golf.
I have an interest in cello and piano.
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Honestly, Lord Choi is charging the interest for Bang Nap too high!
This magistrate here doesn't have any interest for his job as a magistrate, not even this much.
Can I interest you in some bitter melons?
I don't know how he disappeared or why he ended up in that refrigerator or how he got that whistle down his throat, but if our investigation turns up anything of interest, I'll be sure to call you.
I chased after her for months, no interest from her, I finally force myself to stop caring, and that's when she was into me.
She's shown no interest.
You see, like Evan, I'm a people's man with our affairs here in public interest.
In my opinion, he's only running for mayor to expedite his own business interest.
As a matter of interest, is it a long trip down from The Bach?
Afternoon, ladies. Might I interest you in some of our new specials at Abigail's Cafe?
I have something that might be of interest to you, Detective.
She is of interest.
The police say they have a person of interest.
This is your interest.
For the first time in ages, my interest is piqued.
What happened? The police say they have a person of interest.
And further. yet I don't know if a woman's conflicting feelings are of interest to you or whether they provoke your scorn, Duke?
Your Honor, in the interest of getting to the truth, I'd like to question Mr. Bonneau.
He takes such an interest in you.
No, I'm afraid not. Nothing of interest on this tour.
But it's very kind of you to take an interest.
Here's something that might interest you.
You interest me, Mr Carmichael.
You only had my interest before.
Furthermore, it is madame's wish that while half of the interest. shall be deposited as usual in madame's account, the other half, contrary to custom, shall be delivered in cash into madame's personal custody.
Now that I've seen you, the statue will interest me more than ever.
I guess that was his only interest in me, wasn't it?
It's in your best interest, and his too.
This magistrate here doesn't have any interest for his job as a magistrate, not even this much. I'm not sure, but whatever you folks were imagining about this magistrate, he will be less than that.
You have no interest in science at all.
You interest me.
Now, dearie, he sends you fifty pounds. shows he takes an interest in you.
IT'S GOOD OF YOU TO TAKE SUCH AN INTEREST IN THIS.
By the way, Corbett, here's something else may interest you.
Still, here's an item that might interest you.
Besides, your mortgage interest has been due since last fall.
I think I want things passionately, and when I get them, I lose all interest.
I hope this little glimpse behind the scenes will interest you.
News and current affairs
Gold prices are extremely sensitive to global interest-rate movements.
After all, gold pays no interest and even costs something to store.
But if real interest rates rise significantly, as well they might someday, gold prices could plummet.
The INET conference in Berlin showed the need for a new one - a consensus that supports sacrifice in the interest of unity.
Fortunately, some US lawmakers are taking a strong interest in this approach.
Instead, I believe that the most important way to reawaken voters' interest in European elections will be to open up the election of the Commission's President to them, and create a genuinely Europe-wide political debate during the next election campaign.
Here, major states would have an interest in limiting damage by agreeing to cooperate on forensics and controls.
The European Central Bank, fixated on inflation, will be slow to lower interest rates, and the European Stability Pact will make it impossible for fiscal policy to offset these weaknesses.
Spreads between the interest rate at which America's government could borrow and the interest rates at which America's corporations could borrow widened.
The short-term interest rates it controlled didn't budge.
Only in mid-August did the Fed hint that interest rates might be cut.
First, short-term interest rates were already so low that everyone would see further cuts as temporary only.
Second, short-term interest rates were so low that additional cuts would spook the financial markets: if even the Fed thought conditions warranted cuts, the argument went, businesses would respond not by increasing their investments but by reducing them.
Today, with interest rates near or at record lows in many countries, it is relatively cheap to speculate in gold instead of investing in bonds.
The supervisor of the home country (Italy) has the opposite interest.
With lucrative deals at stake for the big-ticket products that drive the French economy - military hardware, nuclear power plants, and Airbus planes - France has a strong interest in a successful summit in India.
To revive growth, others must be encouraged to spend - governments that can still borrow should run larger deficits, and rock-bottom interest rates should discourage thrifty households from saving.
In order to gain the breathing space necessary for the reform process to be effective, the Greek government could just announce a simple rescheduling: the due date of all existing public debt is extended by five years at an unchanged interest rate.
This is a recipe for continuing political problems, as the Greeks would always consider the interest rate too high, while Germany would consider it too low (at least relative to market rates).
Conventional theory suggests that a single country (or group of countries) consolidating its finances can expect lower interest rates, a weaker currency, and an improved trade position.