This is the verb to cover, which can just mean to place something over something else.

But watch until the end and learn six other ways to use it.

Hi everybody, welcome back to know your verbs.

My name is Alicia and in this episode we're going to talk about the verb cover.

Let's get started. First, let's start with the basic definition of to cover.

To cover means to lay or spread something over something else.

Here are some examples.

Cover the pot and cook for 30 minutes.

She covered her legs with a blanket.

Okay, let's take a look at the conjugations for this verb.

Present tense.

Cover.

Covers.

Past tense.

Covered.

Past participle. Covered covered, progressive, covering.

Okay, now let's take a look at some additional meanings for this verb.

The first additional meaning is to guard, like from an attack or from an opponent. Here are some examples.

Cover me, I'm going in.

Our troops will cover your team as you advance.

Okay, this use of cover is used a lot in like action movies and in war movies and in other types of situations

where there's fighting that's going on. So maybe if you know somebody or if you yourself

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