Comply with

se conformer à

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like try, worry, marry, air-dry, blow-dry, cozy up

  • Phrasal verb: with

    Only comply changes; with stays the same: complied with, complied with.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't comply with, he doesn't comply with.

    1. I / you / we / they comply with
    2. he / she / it complies with

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am complying with
    2. you / we / they are complying with
    3. he / she / it is complying with

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't comply with.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they complied with

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to comply with
    2. you / we / they are going to comply with
    3. he / she / it is going to comply with

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't comply with.

    1. (you) comply with
    2. let's comply with
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have complied with
    2. he / she / it has complied with

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was complying with
    2. you / we / they were complying with

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will comply with
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been complying with
    2. he / she / it has been complying with

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had complied with

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be complying with

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would comply with

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have complied with
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been complying with

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have complied with

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been complying with

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be complying with

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been complying with