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Set about (to ) conjugation

English
24 examples
This verb can also mean the following: begin some action, attack, initiate

Conjugation of set about

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Present Simple
set about
set about
sets about
set about
set about
set about
Future Simple
will set about
will set about
will set about
will set about
will set about
will set about
Past Simple
set about
set about
set about
set about
set about
set about
Conditional Simple
would set about
would set about
would set about
would set about
would set about
would set about
I
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you all
they
Present Progressive
am setting about
are setting about
is setting about
are setting about
are setting about
are setting about
Future Progressive
will be setting about
will be setting about
will be setting about
will be setting about
will be setting about
will be setting about
Past Progressive
was setting about
were setting about
was setting about
were setting about
were setting about
were setting about
Conditional Progressive
would be setting about
would be setting about
would be setting about
would be setting about
would be setting about
would be setting about
I
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it/she/he
we
you all
they
Present Perfect
have set about
have set about
has set about
have set about
have set about
have set about
Future Perfect
will have set about
will have set about
will have set about
will have set about
will have set about
will have set about
Past Perfect
had set about
had set about
had set about
had set about
had set about
had set about
Conditional Perfect
would have set about
would have set about
would have set about
would have set about
would have set about
would have set about
I
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it/she/he
we
you
they
Present Perfect Progressive
have been setting about
have been setting about
has been setting about
have been setting about
have been setting about
have been setting about
Future Perfect Progressive
will have been setting about
will have been setting about
will have been setting about
will have been setting about
will have been setting about
will have been setting about
Past Perfect Progressive
had been setting about
had been setting about
had been setting about
had been setting about
had been setting about
had been setting about
Conditional Perfect Progressive
would have been setting about
would have been setting about
would have been setting about
would have been setting about
would have been setting about
would have been setting about

Examples of set about

Example in EnglishTranslation in English
For some reason it sets about destroying the carefully-made nest.
Ha! "Killer Stephen Morton systematically sets about "robbing a sleepy English town of its womenfolk."
He was on the verge of being discovered, so he stays on in the office, sets about a decanter of whiskey, and he blows his brains out.
Paris sets about protecting its monuments, and hides its museums' masterpieces out in the provinces.
So Vanzelli sets about creating an alibi to cover his crime.
For some reason it sets about destroying the carefully-made nest.
Ha! "Killer Stephen Morton systematically sets about "robbing a sleepy English town of its womenfolk."
He was on the verge of being discovered, so he stays on in the office, sets about a decanter of whiskey, and he blows his brains out.
Paris sets about protecting its monuments, and hides its museums' masterpieces out in the provinces.
So Vanzelli sets about creating an alibi to cover his crime.
"As the red ants set about their task, we set about ours, observing and recording the colony at work. "
"What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas " campaign, and set about searching for Barry Zuckerkorn.
'And he set about drawing up a definitive list of all the elements.
'And they set about building worker support - 'helping arm the most militant to create the Red Guard.'
'As David Haye set about pummelling the Astra Tech Line...' '.. Hammond's day got even worse.'
And the duel, although admittedly a little dramatic, seems to be the most satisfactory and decisive way of setting about it.
Our defence is not merely madness but setting about the understanding of madness!
"As the red ants set about their task, we set about ours, observing and recording the colony at work. "
"What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas " campaign, and set about searching for Barry Zuckerkorn.
'And he set about drawing up a definitive list of all the elements.
'And they set about building worker support - 'helping arm the most militant to create the Red Guard.'
'As David Haye set about pummelling the Astra Tech Line...' '.. Hammond's day got even worse.'
And the duel, although admittedly a little dramatic, seems to be the most satisfactory and decisive way of setting about it.
Our defence is not merely madness but setting about the understanding of madness!

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