Regular verb
The verb to love
love → loved → loved
A1Meaning: to have strong feelings for someone; to like something very much · Type: regular · Frequency: Top 10 English verbs
Key points to remember
- Present Simple:
love / loves - Past Simple:
loved - Past participle:
loved - -ing form:
loving
Conjugation of the verb to love
Present Simple
| I | love |
| You | love |
| He / She / It | loves |
| We | love |
| You (pl.) | love |
| They | love |
Past Simple
| I | loved |
| You | loved |
| He / She / It | loved |
| We | loved |
| You (pl.) | loved |
| They | loved |
All the forms of the verb to love
Present Simple
Full pagelove / loves
“I love you.”
See the pagePresent Continuous
Full pageam / is / are loving
“I love the sea (not I am loving the sea).”
See the pagePast Simple
Full pageloved
“I loved the movie.”
See the pagePast Continuous
Full pagewas / were loving
“I loved the sea (not I was loving the sea).”
See the pagePresent Perfect
Full pagehave / has loved
“I have always loved the sea.”
See the pagePast Perfect
Full pagehad loved
“I had never loved the sea before that day.”
See the pageFuture Simple
Full pagewill love
“I will love the sea tomorrow.”
See the pageGoing to Future
Full pageam / is / are going to love
“I'm going to love the sea this weekend.”
See the pageConditional (would)
Full pagewould love
“I would love the sea if I lived by the coast.”
See the pageHow to use to love
1. Loving someone
- I love you.
2. Loving something
With a thing or an activity, love means to like it very much.
- I love pizza.
3. Falling in love
Fall in love means to start to love someone in a romantic way.
- I fell in love.
A common mistake
1. Fall in love of someone ❌
The fixed expression is fall in love with someone: She fell in love with him. Don't use of or to. The same goes for be in love with: He is in love with her.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the past simple of love?+
Love is a regular verb. Its Past Simple and its past participle are both loved: I loved that book. The -ing form drops the final e: loving.
Does I love pizza mean the same as I love you?+
No. Love has two meanings. With a person, it is about strong feelings: I love you. With a thing or an activity, it means to like it very much: I love pizza. You are not in love with pizza!
What does fall in love mean?+
Fall in love means to start to love someone in a romantic way. The small word is always in, and the person comes after with: They fell in love with each other. Never say fall to love. Fall is irregular: fall → fell → fallen.
What is the difference between like and love?+
Like means to enjoy something. Love is stronger: to enjoy it very much. I like ice cream, but I love chocolate.
What does loving mean?+
Loving is also an adjective: it describes someone who shows love and care. She has a loving family. It is different from in love, which means you have romantic feelings for someone: He is in love with her.
Updated on 12 November 2026 by the Big Challenge teaching team. Every year, more than 500,000 students across Europe take part in our English contest, created in 1999. Our teaching approach →
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