babysit

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbabysitba‧by‧sit /ˈbeɪbisɪt/ verb (past tense and past participle babysat /-sæt/, present participle babysitting) [intransitive, transitive] BOLOOK AFTER somebodyto take care of children while their parents are away for a short time —babysitting noun [uncountable] a babysitting service —babysitter noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusbabysit• Ask Alex and Joan next time you're babysitting.• Child care: day care, nursery school, babysitting.• Children's pool; playground; cots available; babysitting available.• Harrick was left with babysitting chores.• You'd be independent and I could babysit for Maggie.• He used to babysit for Mary when she worked nights.• His big break at ninety-one was in getting to babysit instead of being babysat.• I'll ask Jane to babysit on Wednesday night.• Beyond a little babysitting, there is often nothing one can do except wait.• He was doubling for Immigration who had gone home to babysit while his wife went to the movies with her sister.

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Verb table

babysit

Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	babysit
he, she, it	babysits
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	babysat
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have babysat
he, she, it	has babysat
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had babysat
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will babysit
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have babysat
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am babysitting
he, she, it	is babysitting
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you, we, they	are babysitting
Past
I, he, she, it	was babysitting
you, we, they	were babysitting
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been babysitting
he, she, it	has been babysitting
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been babysitting
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be babysitting
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been babysitting
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