英語「fold」の動詞活用・時制一覧

英語の動詞「fold」の活用形と時制を一覧で紹介します。

「fold」の活用形

「fold」の活用形は以下の通りです。

原形｜fold
三単現｜folds
過去形｜folded
過去分詞｜folded
現在分詞｜folding

「fold」の意味と使い方とは
「fold」は、基本的には「折りたたむ」という意味です。紙や布などを重ねて小さくする動作を指します。例えば、「fold a letter」（手紙を折りたたむ）のように使います。比喩的な意味としては、「破産する」「倒産する」という意味もあります。これは、事業がうまくいかずに畳む、つまり「折りたたむ」イメージから来ています。「The company folded due to heavy losses」（その会社は巨額の損失のため倒産した）のように使います。また、カードゲームなどで「降りる」という意味もあります。不利な状況でゲームから手を引くことを指し、「I fold」（私は降ります）のように使います。さらに、「混ぜ込む」という意味もあり、料理などで軽い材料を重い材料に優しく混ぜ合わせる際に使われます。「Fold in the whipped cream」（ホイップクリームを混ぜ込む）のように使います。

「fold」の時制一覧

「fold」の時制は以下の通りです。

現在形
I fold
You fold
He/She/It folds
We fold
They fold

過去形
I folded
You folded
He/She/It folded
We folded
They folded

現在完了形
I have folded
You have folded
He/She/It has folded
We have folded
They have folded

現在進行形
I am folding
You are folding
He/She/It is folding
We are folding
They are folding

未来形
I will fold
You will fold
He/She/It will fold
We will fold
They will fold

過去進行形
I was folding
You were folding
He/She/It was folding
We were folding
They were folding

未来進行形
I will be folding
You will be folding
He/She/It will be folding
We will be folding
They will be folding

過去完了形
I had folded
You had folded
He/She/It had folded
We had folded
They had folded

未来完了形
I will have folded
You will have folded
He/She/It will have folded
We will have folded
They will have folded

現在完了進行形
I have been folding
You have been folding
He/She/It has been folding
We have been folding
They have been folding

過去完了進行形
I had been folding
You had been folding
He/She/It had been folding
We had been folding
They had been folding

未来完了進行形
I will have been folding
You will have been folding
He/She/It will have been folding
We will have been folding
They will have been folding

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