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Conjugation switch conjugation
How do you conjugate switch?
switch · verb
Present I switch
Positive I switch
Singular
1st person I switch
2nd person you switch
3rd person he/she/it switches
Plural
1st person we switch
2nd person you switch
3rd person they switch
Negative I don't switch
Singular
1st person I don't switch I do not switch
2nd person you don't switch you do not switch
3rd person he/she/it doesn't switch he/she/it does not switch
Plural
1st person we don't switch we do not switch
2nd person you don't switch you do not switch
3rd person they don't switch they do not switch
Question do I switch?
Singular
1st person do I switch?
2nd person do you switch?
3rd person does he/she/it switch?
Plural
1st person do we switch?
2nd person do you switch?
3rd person do they switch?
Negative question don't I switch?
Singular
1st person don't I switch? do I not switch?
2nd person don't you switch? do you not switch?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it switch? does he/she/it not switch?
Plural
1st person don't we switch? do we not switch?
2nd person don't you switch? do you not switch?
3rd person don't they switch? do they not switch?
Past I switched
Positive I switched
Singular
1st person I switched
2nd person you switched
3rd person he/she/it switched
Plural
1st person we switched
2nd person you switched
3rd person they switched
Negative I didn't switch
Singular
1st person I didn't switch I did not switch
2nd person you didn't switch you did not switch
3rd person he/she/it didn't switch he/she/it did not switch
Plural
1st person we didn't switch we did not switch
2nd person you didn't switch you did not switch
3rd person they didn't switch they did not switch
Question did I switch?
Singular
1st person did I switch?
2nd person did you switch?
3rd person did he/she/it switch?
Plural
1st person did we switch?
2nd person did you switch?
3rd person did they switch?
Negative question didn't I switch?
Singular
1st person didn't I switch? did I not switch?
2nd person didn't you switch? did you not switch?
3rd person didn't he/she/it switch? did he/she/it not switch?
Plural
1st person didn't we switch? did we not switch?
2nd person didn't you switch? did you not switch?
3rd person didn't they switch? did they not switch?
Future I'll switch
Positive I'll switch
Singular
1st person I'll switch I will switch
2nd person you'll switch you will switch
3rd person he/she/it'll switch he/she/it will switch
Plural
1st person we'll switch we will switch
2nd person you'll switch you will switch
3rd person they'll switch they will switch
Negative I won't switch
Singular
1st person I won't switch I will not switch
2nd person you won't switch you will not switch
3rd person he/she/it won't switch he/she/it will not switch
Plural
1st person we won't switch we will not switch
2nd person you won't switch you will not switch
3rd person they won't switch they will not switch
Question will I switch?
Singular
1st person will I switch?
2nd person will you switch?
3rd person will he/she/it switch?
Plural
1st person will we switch?
2nd person will you switch?
3rd person will they switch?
Negative question won't I switch?
Singular
1st person won't I switch? will I not switch?
2nd person won't you switch? will you not switch?
3rd person won't he/she/it switch? will he/she/it not switch?
Plural
1st person won't we switch? will we not switch?
2nd person won't you switch? will you not switch?
3rd person won't they switch? will they not switch?
Conditional I'd switch
Positive I'd switch
Singular
1st person I'd switch I would switch
2nd person you'd switch you would switch
3rd person he/she/it'd switch he/she/it would switch
Plural
1st person we'd switch we would switch
2nd person you'd switch you would switch
3rd person they'd switch they would switch
Negative I wouldn't switch
Singular
1st person I wouldn't switch I would not switch
2nd person you wouldn't switch you would not switch
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't switch he/she/it would not switch
Plural
1st person we wouldn't switch we would not switch
2nd person you wouldn't switch you would not switch
3rd person they wouldn't switch they would not switch
Question would I switch?
Singular
1st person would I switch?
2nd person would you switch?
3rd person would he/she/it switch?
Plural
1st person would we switch?
2nd person would you switch?
3rd person would they switch?
Negative question wouldn't I switch?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I switch? would I not switch?
2nd person wouldn't you switch? would you not switch?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it switch? would he/she/it not switch?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we switch? would we not switch?
2nd person wouldn't you switch? would you not switch?
3rd person wouldn't they switch? would they not switch?
Present continuous I'm switching
Positive I'm switching
Singular
1st person I'm switching I am switching
2nd person you're switching you are switching
3rd person he/she/it's switching he/she/it is switching
Plural
1st person we're switching we are switching
2nd person you're switching you are switching
3rd person they're switching they are switching
Negative I'm not switching
Singular
1st person I'm not switching I am not switching
2nd person you aren't switching you're not switching you are not switching
3rd person he/she/it isn't switching he/she/it's not switching he/she/it is not switching
Plural
1st person we aren't switching we're not switching we are not switching
2nd person you aren't switching you're not switching you are not switching
3rd person they aren't switching they're not switching they are not switching
Question am I switching?
Singular
1st person am I switching?
2nd person are you switching?
3rd person is he/she/it switching?
Plural
1st person are we switching?
2nd person are you switching?
3rd person are they switching?
Negative question aren't I switching?
Singular
1st person aren't I switching? am I not switching?
2nd person aren't you switching? are you not switching?
3rd person isn't he/she/it switching? is he/she/it not switching?
Plural
1st person aren't we switching? are we not switching?
2nd person aren't you switching? are you not switching?
3rd person aren't they switching? are they not switching?
Past continuous I was switching
Positive I was switching
Singular
1st person I was switching
2nd person you were switching
3rd person he/she/it was switching
Plural
1st person we were switching
2nd person you were switching
3rd person they were switching
Negative I wasn't switching
Singular
1st person I wasn't switching I was not switching
2nd person you weren't switching you were not switching
3rd person he/she/it wasn't switching he/she/it was not switching
Plural
1st person we weren't switching we were not switching
2nd person you weren't switching you were not switching
3rd person they weren't switching they were not switching
Question was I switching?
Singular
1st person was I switching?
2nd person were you switching?
3rd person was he/she/it switching?
Plural
1st person were we switching?
2nd person were you switching?
3rd person were they switching?
Negative question wasn't I switching?
Singular
1st person wasn't I switching? was I not switching?
2nd person weren't you switching? were you not switching?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it switching? was he/she/it not switching?
Plural
1st person weren't we switching? were we not switching?
2nd person weren't you switching? were you not switching?
3rd person weren't they switching? were they not switching?
Future continuous I'll be switching
Positive I'll be switching
Singular
1st person I'll be switching I will be switching
2nd person you'll be switching you will be switching
3rd person he/she/it'll be switching he/she/it will be switching
Plural
1st person we'll be switching we will be switching
2nd person you'll be switching you will be switching
3rd person they'll be switching they will be switching
Negative I won't be switching
Singular
1st person I won't be switching I will not be switching
2nd person you won't be switching you will not be switching
3rd person he/she/it won't be switching he/she/it will not be switching
Plural
1st person we won't be switching we will not be switching
2nd person you won't be switching you will not be switching
3rd person they won't be switching they will not be switching
Question will I be switching?
Singular
1st person will I be switching?
2nd person will you be switching?
3rd person will he/she/it be switching?
Plural
1st person will we be switching?
2nd person will you be switching?
3rd person will they be switching?
Negative question won't I be switching?
Singular
1st person won't I be switching? will I not be switching?
2nd person won't you be switching? will you not be switching?
3rd person won't he/she/it be switching? will he/she/it not be switching?
Plural
1st person won't we be switching? will we not be switching?
2nd person won't you be switching? will you not be switching?
3rd person won't they be switching? will they not be switching?
Conditional continuous I'd be switching
Positive I'd be switching
Singular
1st person I'd be switching I would be switching
2nd person you'd be switching you would be switching
3rd person he/she/it'd be switching he/she/it would be switching
Plural
1st person we'd be switching we would be switching
2nd person you'd be switching you would be switching
3rd person they'd be switching they would be switching
Negative I wouldn't be switching
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be switching I would not be switching
2nd person you wouldn't be switching you would not be switching
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be switching he/she/it would not be switching
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be switching we would not be switching
2nd person you wouldn't be switching you would not be switching
3rd person they wouldn't be switching they would not be switching
Question would I be switching?
Singular
1st person would I be switching?
2nd person would you be switching?
3rd person would he/she/it be switching?
Plural
1st person would we be switching?
2nd person would you be switching?
3rd person would they be switching?
Negative question wouldn't I be switching?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be switching? would I not be switching?
2nd person wouldn't you be switching? would you not be switching?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be switching? would he/she/it not be switching?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be switching? would we not be switching?
2nd person wouldn't you be switching? would you not be switching?
3rd person wouldn't they be switching? would they not be switching?
Present perfect I've switched
Positive I've switched
Singular
1st person I've switched I have switched
2nd person you've switched you have switched
3rd person he/she/it's switched he/she/it has switched
Plural
1st person we've switched we have switched
2nd person you've switched you have switched
3rd person they've switched they have switched
Negative I haven't switched
Singular
1st person I haven't switched I have not switched
2nd person you haven't switched you have not switched
3rd person he/she/it hasn't switched he/she/it has not switched
Plural
1st person we haven't switched we have not switched
2nd person you haven't switched you have not switched
3rd person they haven't switched they have not switched
Question have I switched?
Singular
1st person have I switched?
2nd person have you switched?
3rd person has he/she/it switched?
Plural
1st person have we switched?
2nd person have you switched?
3rd person have they switched?
Negative question haven't I switched?
Singular
1st person haven't I switched? have I not switched?
2nd person haven't you switched? have you not switched?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it switched? has he/she/it not switched?
Plural
1st person haven't we switched? have we not switched?
2nd person haven't you switched? have you not switched?
3rd person haven't they switched? have they not switched?
Past perfect I had switched
Positive I had switched
Singular
1st person I had switched
2nd person you had switched
3rd person he/she/it had switched
Plural
1st person we had switched
2nd person you had switched
3rd person they had switched
Negative I hadn't switched
Singular
1st person I hadn't switched I had not switched
2nd person you hadn't switched you had not switched
3rd person he/she/it hadn't switched he/she/it had not switched
Plural
1st person we hadn't switched we had not switched
2nd person you hadn't switched you had not switched
3rd person they hadn't switched they had not switched
Question had I switched?
Singular
1st person had I switched?
2nd person had you switched?
3rd person had he/she/it switched?
Plural
1st person had we switched?
2nd person had you switched?
3rd person had they switched?
Negative question hadn't I switched?
Singular
1st person hadn't I switched? had I not switched?
2nd person hadn't you switched? had you not switched?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it switched? had he/she/it not switched?
Plural
1st person hadn't we switched? had we not switched?
2nd person hadn't you switched? had you not switched?
3rd person hadn't they switched? had they not switched?
Future perfect I'll have switched
Positive I'll have switched
Singular
1st person I'll have switched I will have switched
2nd person you'll have switched you will have switched
3rd person he/she/it'll have switched he/she/it will have switched
Plural
1st person we'll have switched we will have switched
2nd person you'll have switched you will have switched
3rd person they'll have switched they will have switched
Negative I won't have switched
Singular
1st person I won't have switched I will not have switched
2nd person you won't have switched you will not have switched
3rd person he/she/it won't have switched he/she/it will not have switched
Plural
1st person we won't have switched we will not have switched
2nd person you won't have switched you will not have switched
3rd person they won't have switched they will not have switched
Question +'ll I have switched?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have switched? will I have switched?
2nd person +'ll you have switched? will you have switched?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have switched? will he/she/it have switched?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have switched? will we have switched?
2nd person +'ll you have switched? will you have switched?
3rd person +'ll they have switched? will they have switched?
Negative question won't I have switched?
Singular
1st person won't I have switched? will I not have switched?
2nd person won't you have switched? will you not have switched?
3rd person won't he/she/it have switched? will he/she/it not have switched?
Plural
1st person won't we have switched? will we not have switched?
2nd person won't you have switched? will you not have switched?
3rd person won't they have switched? will they not have switched?
Conditional perfect I'd have switched
Positive I'd have switched
Singular
1st person I'd have switched I would have switched
2nd person you'd have switched you would have switched
3rd person he/she/it'd have switched he/she/it would have switched
Plural
1st person we'd have switched we would have switched
2nd person you'd have switched you would have switched
3rd person they'd have switched they would have switched
Negative I wouldn't have switched
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have switched I would not have switched
2nd person you wouldn't have switched you would not have switched
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have switched he/she/it would not have switched
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have switched we would not have switched
2nd person you wouldn't have switched you would not have switched
3rd person they wouldn't have switched they would not have switched
Question would I have switched?
Singular
1st person would I have switched?
2nd person would you have switched?
3rd person would he/she/it have switched?
Plural
1st person would we have switched?
2nd person would you have switched?
3rd person would they have switched?
Negative question wouldn't I have switched?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have switched? would I not have switched?
2nd person wouldn't you have switched? would you not have switched?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have switched? would he/she/it not have switched?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have switched? would we not have switched?
2nd person wouldn't you have switched? would you not have switched?
3rd person wouldn't they have switched? would they not have switched?
Imperative switch!
Positive
you switch!
we let's switch!
Negative
you don't switch!
we let's not switch!
Examples switch examples
How do I use switch in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Where's the light switch?
Switch off the vacuum cleaner now! Its noise is getting on my nerves.
Tom forgot to switch off the light in the hall before he left his house.
The last person is supposed to switch the light off.
I had to switch the lights on.
On no account must you touch that switch.
Instead, he worked a switch that controlled his computer.
Would you kindly switch off the radio?
Let me fix the switch.
I didn't know when to switch the machine off.
Switch off the light. I can't get to sleep.
Switch on the light. I can't see anything.
He was feeling for the light switch in the dark.
He flipped the switch and threw the room into brightness.
I felt after the switch in the dark.
I switch on my laptop, start up the browser, and type in the address I've already learnt by heart.
I felt for the light switch in the dark.
She pressed the switch.
She groped for the light switch in the dark.
Be sure to switch off the television before you go to sleep.
I wanted to switch channel, but my wife didn't let me.
I cannot switch the lamp on. The baby is sleeping.
May I switch off the light?
May I switch on the light?
Don't let him switch on the lamp.
Movie subtitles
Like a light switch Just go 'click'!
So if he did get a call-out, that could have provided opportunity for the switch to happen.
Whoever did the switch, he made it easy for them.
When punters get the rave on, I tend to switch off.
Why did you switch your CODEC off last night?
Where's the light switch?
It's the red switch, isn't it, Hjalmar?
The red switch ignites the dynamite.
Switch it through here, will you?
Wait till I find the switch.
Where's that light switch?
Here's a switch.
Won't switch.
Operator, will you switch the call, please?
Switch it through here. - All right.
I'm afraid you'll find my sitting room all upset. I haven't decorated. Wait till I find the switch.
Get that switch!
Dancer, you went to Phil's room. right after you pulled the switch at the Lichee, didn't you?
Switch on the searchlights!
That's what they all say, till the switch is thrown.
Sit on my lap when they throw the switch.
I got the whole thing over the wire from the switch tower operator. - On the siding across from the pen.
And so we switch you now to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
We'll switch you over to the speaker's microphone.
I switch you over to our microphone near the bow of the ship. so that you may hear the actual launching.
I'll switch you over now to Mrs. Pierce.
He came to fix my light switch.
Who threw the switch?
Switch to manual and cut the power!
WAIT TILL I TURN OFF THE SWITCH.
YEAH. HE SAW ME SWITCH OFF THE CURRENT AND OPEN THE SAFE.
I haven't decorated. I'll find the switch.
Now when you switch reservations, you have to go through a little red tape.
There's a switch over here.
He'd take a switch to me, I guess.
And I thought what it would be like if I didn't switch it off. just closed the garage doors and left him there.
Now they had thrown the switch. The gears had meshed.
News and current affairs
A team that is unable to keep going at full speed for the full 90 (or more) minutes, switch from defense to offense quickly with the whole team, and maintain control of the ball to restrict their opponents' movements won't stand much of a chance.
Fortunately, most Americans did not follow Greenspan's advice to switch to variable-rate mortgages.
It appears to have mostly learned its lesson about keeping out of politics, having been drawn into the coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in August, 1991, only to switch sides when young officers and conscripts balked at carrying out orders.
The risk is that those countries that suffer from the switch retaliate and depreciate their own currencies.
Rather than relying on cutting a few tons of incredibly overpriced CO2 now, we need to invest in research and development aimed at innovating down the cost of green energy in the long run, so that everyone will switch.
For starters, to ease some of the resource pressure, livestock producers should switch to water-saving technologies, including drip irrigation.
In Europe, antipathy to immigrants, or Islam, can quickly switch to hostility toward the European Union, which is seen as yet another bastion of entrenched elites.
Some members of the ruling administration now want to allow people to voluntarily switch back to the state system, bringing with them contributions made during their years in the private capitalization system.
Millions of customers have willingly relied on them for their debit and credit payments, and simply have not found reason to switch to the SEPA system, with its different codes, abbreviations, and symbols.
To switch animal metaphors, it is a watchdog without teeth.
Third, we must switch from fossil fuels to electricity (or hydrogen produced by zero-carbon electricity) or in some cases (such as aviation) to advanced biofuels.
A railroad worker is standing next to a switch that can turn the boxcar onto a side track, killing one person, but allowing the five to survive.
Even citizens who prize accuracy have little way of knowing that they are sacrificing it when they switch channels from boring foxes to charismatic hedgehogs.
Is this a significant switch?
Thus, on a straightforward cost-benefit basis, it seems to make sense for most people to switch from incandescent bulbs to the new, greener technology.
Time and again, regulators and policymakers - to say nothing of political leaders - have been asleep at the switch in condoning market excesses.
This is one of the highest such subsidies in the world, attesting to the authorities' seriousness about encouraging consumers and fleet owners to switch.
Mountains and oceans are hard to move, but portions of cyberspace can be turned on and off by throwing a switch.
With minimal health risks compared to tobacco smoking, PNVs face only one real barrier to use: smokers' willingness to switch.
At the time, I proposed that the UK switch from a ROC regime to a 20-year feed-in tariff. I still believe that this is the right way to proceed.
All countries must reduce their use of fossil fuels and switch to renewable energy sources as soon and as much as possible.
Even the most flexible economy in the world would take years to switch one-tenth of all of its factors of production from distributing imports to export-oriented activities.
Rebalancing also involves a global demand switch from external-deficit countries to those running large current-account surpluses.
The left favored flows to their natural constituency, while the right welcomed new property owners who could, perhaps, be convinced to switch party allegiance.