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Conjugation while conjugation
How do you conjugate while?
while · verb
Present I while
Positive I while
Singular
1st person I while
2nd person you while
3rd person he/she/it whiles
Plural
1st person we while
2nd person you while
3rd person they while
Negative I don't while
Singular
1st person I don't while I do not while
2nd person you don't while you do not while
3rd person he/she/it doesn't while he/she/it does not while
Plural
1st person we don't while we do not while
2nd person you don't while you do not while
3rd person they don't while they do not while
Question do I while?
Singular
1st person do I while?
2nd person do you while?
3rd person does he/she/it while?
Plural
1st person do we while?
2nd person do you while?
3rd person do they while?
Negative question don't I while?
Singular
1st person don't I while? do I not while?
2nd person don't you while? do you not while?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it while? does he/she/it not while?
Plural
1st person don't we while? do we not while?
2nd person don't you while? do you not while?
3rd person don't they while? do they not while?
Past I whiled
Positive I whiled
Singular
1st person I whiled
2nd person you whiled
3rd person he/she/it whiled
Plural
1st person we whiled
2nd person you whiled
3rd person they whiled
Negative I didn't while
Singular
1st person I didn't while I did not while
2nd person you didn't while you did not while
3rd person he/she/it didn't while he/she/it did not while
Plural
1st person we didn't while we did not while
2nd person you didn't while you did not while
3rd person they didn't while they did not while
Question did I while?
Singular
1st person did I while?
2nd person did you while?
3rd person did he/she/it while?
Plural
1st person did we while?
2nd person did you while?
3rd person did they while?
Negative question didn't I while?
Singular
1st person didn't I while? did I not while?
2nd person didn't you while? did you not while?
3rd person didn't he/she/it while? did he/she/it not while?
Plural
1st person didn't we while? did we not while?
2nd person didn't you while? did you not while?
3rd person didn't they while? did they not while?
Future I'll while
Positive I'll while
Singular
1st person I'll while I will while
2nd person you'll while you will while
3rd person he/she/it'll while he/she/it will while
Plural
1st person we'll while we will while
2nd person you'll while you will while
3rd person they'll while they will while
Negative I won't while
Singular
1st person I won't while I will not while
2nd person you won't while you will not while
3rd person he/she/it won't while he/she/it will not while
Plural
1st person we won't while we will not while
2nd person you won't while you will not while
3rd person they won't while they will not while
Question will I while?
Singular
1st person will I while?
2nd person will you while?
3rd person will he/she/it while?
Plural
1st person will we while?
2nd person will you while?
3rd person will they while?
Negative question won't I while?
Singular
1st person won't I while? will I not while?
2nd person won't you while? will you not while?
3rd person won't he/she/it while? will he/she/it not while?
Plural
1st person won't we while? will we not while?
2nd person won't you while? will you not while?
3rd person won't they while? will they not while?
Conditional I'd while
Positive I'd while
Singular
1st person I'd while I would while
2nd person you'd while you would while
3rd person he/she/it'd while he/she/it would while
Plural
1st person we'd while we would while
2nd person you'd while you would while
3rd person they'd while they would while
Negative I wouldn't while
Singular
1st person I wouldn't while I would not while
2nd person you wouldn't while you would not while
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't while he/she/it would not while
Plural
1st person we wouldn't while we would not while
2nd person you wouldn't while you would not while
3rd person they wouldn't while they would not while
Question would I while?
Singular
1st person would I while?
2nd person would you while?
3rd person would he/she/it while?
Plural
1st person would we while?
2nd person would you while?
3rd person would they while?
Negative question wouldn't I while?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I while? would I not while?
2nd person wouldn't you while? would you not while?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it while? would he/she/it not while?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we while? would we not while?
2nd person wouldn't you while? would you not while?
3rd person wouldn't they while? would they not while?
Present continuous I'm whiling
Positive I'm whiling
Singular
1st person I'm whiling I am whiling
2nd person you're whiling you are whiling
3rd person he/she/it's whiling he/she/it is whiling
Plural
1st person we're whiling we are whiling
2nd person you're whiling you are whiling
3rd person they're whiling they are whiling
Negative I'm not whiling
Singular
1st person I'm not whiling I am not whiling
2nd person you aren't whiling you're not whiling you are not whiling
3rd person he/she/it isn't whiling he/she/it's not whiling he/she/it is not whiling
Plural
1st person we aren't whiling we're not whiling we are not whiling
2nd person you aren't whiling you're not whiling you are not whiling
3rd person they aren't whiling they're not whiling they are not whiling
Question am I whiling?
Singular
1st person am I whiling?
2nd person are you whiling?
3rd person is he/she/it whiling?
Plural
1st person are we whiling?
2nd person are you whiling?
3rd person are they whiling?
Negative question aren't I whiling?
Singular
1st person aren't I whiling? am I not whiling?
2nd person aren't you whiling? are you not whiling?
3rd person isn't he/she/it whiling? is he/she/it not whiling?
Plural
1st person aren't we whiling? are we not whiling?
2nd person aren't you whiling? are you not whiling?
3rd person aren't they whiling? are they not whiling?
Past continuous I was whiling
Positive I was whiling
Singular
1st person I was whiling
2nd person you were whiling
3rd person he/she/it was whiling
Plural
1st person we were whiling
2nd person you were whiling
3rd person they were whiling
Negative I wasn't whiling
Singular
1st person I wasn't whiling I was not whiling
2nd person you weren't whiling you were not whiling
3rd person he/she/it wasn't whiling he/she/it was not whiling
Plural
1st person we weren't whiling we were not whiling
2nd person you weren't whiling you were not whiling
3rd person they weren't whiling they were not whiling
Question was I whiling?
Singular
1st person was I whiling?
2nd person were you whiling?
3rd person was he/she/it whiling?
Plural
1st person were we whiling?
2nd person were you whiling?
3rd person were they whiling?
Negative question wasn't I whiling?
Singular
1st person wasn't I whiling? was I not whiling?
2nd person weren't you whiling? were you not whiling?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it whiling? was he/she/it not whiling?
Plural
1st person weren't we whiling? were we not whiling?
2nd person weren't you whiling? were you not whiling?
3rd person weren't they whiling? were they not whiling?
Future continuous I'll be whiling
Positive I'll be whiling
Singular
1st person I'll be whiling I will be whiling
2nd person you'll be whiling you will be whiling
3rd person he/she/it'll be whiling he/she/it will be whiling
Plural
1st person we'll be whiling we will be whiling
2nd person you'll be whiling you will be whiling
3rd person they'll be whiling they will be whiling
Negative I won't be whiling
Singular
1st person I won't be whiling I will not be whiling
2nd person you won't be whiling you will not be whiling
3rd person he/she/it won't be whiling he/she/it will not be whiling
Plural
1st person we won't be whiling we will not be whiling
2nd person you won't be whiling you will not be whiling
3rd person they won't be whiling they will not be whiling
Question will I be whiling?
Singular
1st person will I be whiling?
2nd person will you be whiling?
3rd person will he/she/it be whiling?
Plural
1st person will we be whiling?
2nd person will you be whiling?
3rd person will they be whiling?
Negative question won't I be whiling?
Singular
1st person won't I be whiling? will I not be whiling?
2nd person won't you be whiling? will you not be whiling?
3rd person won't he/she/it be whiling? will he/she/it not be whiling?
Plural
1st person won't we be whiling? will we not be whiling?
2nd person won't you be whiling? will you not be whiling?
3rd person won't they be whiling? will they not be whiling?
Conditional continuous I'd be whiling
Positive I'd be whiling
Singular
1st person I'd be whiling I would be whiling
2nd person you'd be whiling you would be whiling
3rd person he/she/it'd be whiling he/she/it would be whiling
Plural
1st person we'd be whiling we would be whiling
2nd person you'd be whiling you would be whiling
3rd person they'd be whiling they would be whiling
Negative I wouldn't be whiling
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be whiling I would not be whiling
2nd person you wouldn't be whiling you would not be whiling
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be whiling he/she/it would not be whiling
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be whiling we would not be whiling
2nd person you wouldn't be whiling you would not be whiling
3rd person they wouldn't be whiling they would not be whiling
Question would I be whiling?
Singular
1st person would I be whiling?
2nd person would you be whiling?
3rd person would he/she/it be whiling?
Plural
1st person would we be whiling?
2nd person would you be whiling?
3rd person would they be whiling?
Negative question wouldn't I be whiling?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be whiling? would I not be whiling?
2nd person wouldn't you be whiling? would you not be whiling?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be whiling? would he/she/it not be whiling?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be whiling? would we not be whiling?
2nd person wouldn't you be whiling? would you not be whiling?
3rd person wouldn't they be whiling? would they not be whiling?
Present perfect I've whiled
Positive I've whiled
Singular
1st person I've whiled I have whiled
2nd person you've whiled you have whiled
3rd person he/she/it's whiled he/she/it has whiled
Plural
1st person we've whiled we have whiled
2nd person you've whiled you have whiled
3rd person they've whiled they have whiled
Negative I haven't whiled
Singular
1st person I haven't whiled I have not whiled
2nd person you haven't whiled you have not whiled
3rd person he/she/it hasn't whiled he/she/it has not whiled
Plural
1st person we haven't whiled we have not whiled
2nd person you haven't whiled you have not whiled
3rd person they haven't whiled they have not whiled
Question have I whiled?
Singular
1st person have I whiled?
2nd person have you whiled?
3rd person has he/she/it whiled?
Plural
1st person have we whiled?
2nd person have you whiled?
3rd person have they whiled?
Negative question haven't I whiled?
Singular
1st person haven't I whiled? have I not whiled?
2nd person haven't you whiled? have you not whiled?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it whiled? has he/she/it not whiled?
Plural
1st person haven't we whiled? have we not whiled?
2nd person haven't you whiled? have you not whiled?
3rd person haven't they whiled? have they not whiled?
Past perfect I had whiled
Positive I had whiled
Singular
1st person I had whiled
2nd person you had whiled
3rd person he/she/it had whiled
Plural
1st person we had whiled
2nd person you had whiled
3rd person they had whiled
Negative I hadn't whiled
Singular
1st person I hadn't whiled I had not whiled
2nd person you hadn't whiled you had not whiled
3rd person he/she/it hadn't whiled he/she/it had not whiled
Plural
1st person we hadn't whiled we had not whiled
2nd person you hadn't whiled you had not whiled
3rd person they hadn't whiled they had not whiled
Question had I whiled?
Singular
1st person had I whiled?
2nd person had you whiled?
3rd person had he/she/it whiled?
Plural
1st person had we whiled?
2nd person had you whiled?
3rd person had they whiled?
Negative question hadn't I whiled?
Singular
1st person hadn't I whiled? had I not whiled?
2nd person hadn't you whiled? had you not whiled?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it whiled? had he/she/it not whiled?
Plural
1st person hadn't we whiled? had we not whiled?
2nd person hadn't you whiled? had you not whiled?
3rd person hadn't they whiled? had they not whiled?
Future perfect I'll have whiled
Positive I'll have whiled
Singular
1st person I'll have whiled I will have whiled
2nd person you'll have whiled you will have whiled
3rd person he/she/it'll have whiled he/she/it will have whiled
Plural
1st person we'll have whiled we will have whiled
2nd person you'll have whiled you will have whiled
3rd person they'll have whiled they will have whiled
Negative I won't have whiled
Singular
1st person I won't have whiled I will not have whiled
2nd person you won't have whiled you will not have whiled
3rd person he/she/it won't have whiled he/she/it will not have whiled
Plural
1st person we won't have whiled we will not have whiled
2nd person you won't have whiled you will not have whiled
3rd person they won't have whiled they will not have whiled
Question +'ll I have whiled?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have whiled? will I have whiled?
2nd person +'ll you have whiled? will you have whiled?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have whiled? will he/she/it have whiled?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have whiled? will we have whiled?
2nd person +'ll you have whiled? will you have whiled?
3rd person +'ll they have whiled? will they have whiled?
Negative question won't I have whiled?
Singular
1st person won't I have whiled? will I not have whiled?
2nd person won't you have whiled? will you not have whiled?
3rd person won't he/she/it have whiled? will he/she/it not have whiled?
Plural
1st person won't we have whiled? will we not have whiled?
2nd person won't you have whiled? will you not have whiled?
3rd person won't they have whiled? will they not have whiled?
Conditional perfect I'd have whiled
Positive I'd have whiled
Singular
1st person I'd have whiled I would have whiled
2nd person you'd have whiled you would have whiled
3rd person he/she/it'd have whiled he/she/it would have whiled
Plural
1st person we'd have whiled we would have whiled
2nd person you'd have whiled you would have whiled
3rd person they'd have whiled they would have whiled
Negative I wouldn't have whiled
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have whiled I would not have whiled
2nd person you wouldn't have whiled you would not have whiled
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have whiled he/she/it would not have whiled
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have whiled we would not have whiled
2nd person you wouldn't have whiled you would not have whiled
3rd person they wouldn't have whiled they would not have whiled
Question would I have whiled?
Singular
1st person would I have whiled?
2nd person would you have whiled?
3rd person would he/she/it have whiled?
Plural
1st person would we have whiled?
2nd person would you have whiled?
3rd person would they have whiled?
Negative question wouldn't I have whiled?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have whiled? would I not have whiled?
2nd person wouldn't you have whiled? would you not have whiled?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have whiled? would he/she/it not have whiled?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have whiled? would we not have whiled?
2nd person wouldn't you have whiled? would you not have whiled?
3rd person wouldn't they have whiled? would they not have whiled?
Imperative while!
Positive
you while!
we let's while!
Negative
you don't while!
we let's not while!
Examples while examples
How do I use while in a sentence?
Simple sentences
While I understand what you say, I can't agree with you.
Please refrain from smoking, while the non-smoking signs are on.
I don't mind waiting for a while.
Wait here for a while.
I'll look after your child while you are away.
A Mr Jones came while you were out.
Strike while the iron is hot.
My sister took care of the dog while I was away.
I cut myself while shaving.
He hesitated for a while.
He visited Japan while he was President.
Don't cut in while we're talking.
While doing the wash she found a condom in the back pocket of her son's pants.
Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
I read a book while eating.
I have to do laundry while it's still sunny.
While eating a pizza he was annoying his sister.
While there's life, there's hope.
He learned the news while reading the newspaper.
You are working too hard. Take it easy for a while.
Who took care of the dog while you were away?
Don't smoke while you are on duty.
You should have told him about it while he was here.
You had better not smoke while on duty.
Would you look after my children while I am away on vacation?
I fell asleep while studying at my desk.
We were cut off while talking on the telephone.
We agreed to refrain from smoking while we are at work.
Movie subtitles
In a little while.
I thought that it would be a little while longer before I could make my move.
While we are here, call me Governor-General, Vice-Governor Euphemia.
It cannot be dismissed that this novel idea. is connected to the princess being a student a short while ago.
As England's population growth accelerated in the late 1 7th century, trade brought an influx of new nutrients like potatoes and sugar, while colonisation allowed the emigration of surplus people.
They got the coffee house while the Chinese got the opium den.
And while I show them, I'll show me!
While you were trying to show me that, that Scripture isn't that important!
While it's been a spectacular ride in the last decade to find these planets, most of them are giant planets.
I've been a lone wolf for a while, you know?
I've been on my own for a while.
I mean, it, obviously, it ripped the deer while it was standing here.
I haven't seen him that angry in quite a long while.
There was just a circumstance for a short while.
Kapteyn would measure the plates, while Gill continued ro collect new ones.
He threw himself into everything, while I, the good Jesuit student, weighed the pros and cons for so long, I'd never decide.
Stay a while.
The African chasseurs went around the smalah to take it from the rear while Colonel Yusuf launched a frontal attack.
While us Muslims worship Allah.
While you were having fun in Paris, - I went through hell here!
They make promises here, while back in Algiers.
After a while, the cold gets to you.
You could be eating braised lamb with a wild-mushroom ragout while this place becomes a laundromat for your money.
I'll make it worth your while.
How many other guys has she gotten naked for while you were together?
They get to live in this castle while their factories are poisoning everyone's water.
And, oh, have you ever, like, held a girl's hand while eating a PBJ?
Now, every once in a while, a kid gets busted.
It might take me a while, but I'll get it to you.
You should think about getting out of the game for a while.
While he was gone, I kept hoping Nick would forgive him and think about what I'd said, but. it seemed like his mind was made up.
But every once in a while, things do go the right way.
Just let him continue being anxious for a while. Now he should be able to see that we are teasing Lee Jae Sin. The Royal Committee, in accordance with Article 14 Section 2 of the Royal Family Act, hereby selects Princess Lee Jae Sin for inheritance.
But. I've already said that three points is based on skill while the other seven is based on luck.
Comrade Eun Si Gyeong has died while on a mission.
Around next month, I'm going to be leaving for China for several years, so the timing is just right. While I was traveling abroad, though it's not as much as you, I managed to make some money, too.
Do you want to bargain over the building price? While we're eating.
News and current affairs
For a short while, many prominent people - Albert Einstein, for one - believed that only a world government would be able to ensure global peace.
While terrorism is fought in the name of democracy, the fight has in fact led to a distinct weakening of democracy, owing to official legislation and popular angst.
The dilemma facing US policymakers is how to stimulate growth while lowering the level of total debt.
Only then will America improve its competitiveness enough to allow the government to reduce both private and public debt to sustainable levels while maintaining a respectable growth rate.
While appearing to own the Queen's English, Eban was not to the manor born: he came from the extremely modest fringes of Anglo-Jewry.
They could make a real contribution to cleaner, more productive, and efficient farming and land use, while addressing social needs.
Helping the poor with today's technologies, while investing in future improved technologies, is the optimum division of labor.
While this system does provide incentives for certain kinds of research by making innovation profitable, it allows drug companies to drive up prices, and the incentives do not necessarily correspond to social returns.
The patent system may even have adverse effects on innovation, because, while the most important input into any research is prior ideas, the patent system encourages secrecy.
Yet, while the two parties now seem irreconcilable, it is not too late for compromise.
Faced with a new EU initiative, our traditional response has often been to oppose it, vote against it, lose the vote, then sulkily to adopt it while blaming everyone else.
And, while conspiracy theories are often patently irrational, the questions they address are often healthy, even if the answers are frequently unsourced or just plain wrong.
This would make government services more effective, while helping to catalyze additional development aid from traditional donors and mobilize private-sector resources.
Tailoring financial products for diaspora communities could attract resources for investment, while reinforcing migrants' ties - economic and otherwise - to their home countries.
While the legislation does too little to address America's problem of chronic and rising budget deficits, the damage that it inflicts on the economy in the short term is likely to be limited.
But, while putting the ECB in charge of banking supervision solves one problem, it creates another: can national authorities still be held responsible for saving banks that they no longer supervise?
And, while mistresses abound among the privileged classes, they do not strut publicly by their power-mates' sides.
LONDON - Last month, while in New York City, I happened to be staying in the same hotel as Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
So what can be done to shore up global aggregate demand and growth prospects, while preserving the economic openness that has benefited major parts of the developing world so greatly in the past 30 years?