colour – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of colour

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to colour
Participle: coloured
Gerund: colouring

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Icolour
youcolour
he;she;itcolours
wecolour
youcolour
theycolour

Perfect

Ihave coloured
youhave coloured
he;she;ithas coloured
wehave coloured
youhave coloured
theyhave coloured

Past

Icoloured
youcoloured
he;she;itcoloured
wecoloured
youcoloured
theycoloured

Pluperfect

Ihad coloured
youhad coloured
he;she;ithad coloured
wehad coloured
youhad coloured
theyhad coloured

Future

Iwill colour
youwill colour
he;she;itwill colour
wewill colour
youwill colour
theywill colour

Future Perfect

Iwill have coloured
youwill have coloured
he;she;itwill have coloured
wewill have coloured
youwill have coloured
theywill have coloured

Subjunctive

Present

Icolour
youcolour
he;she;itcolour
wecolour
youcolour
theycolour

Perfect

Ihave coloured
youhave coloured
he;she;ithave coloured
wehave coloured
youhave coloured
theyhave coloured

Imperfect

Icoloured
youcoloured
he;she;itcoloured
wecoloured
youcoloured
theycoloured

Pluperfect

Ihad coloured
youhad coloured
he;she;ithad coloured
wehad coloured
youhad coloured
theyhad coloured

Conditional

Present

Iwould colour
youwould colour
he;she;itwould colour
wewould colour
youwould colour
theywould colour

Perfect

Iwould have coloured
youwould have coloured
he;she;itwould have coloured
wewould have coloured
youwould have coloured
theywould have coloured

Imperative

youcolour
weLet's colour
youcolour

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam colouring
youare colouring
he;she;itis colouring
weare colouring
youare colouring
theyare colouring

Perfect

Ihave been colouring
youhave been colouring
he;she;ithas been colouring
wehave been colouring
youhave been colouring
theyhave been colouring

Past

Iwas colouring
youwere colouring
he;she;itwas colouring
wewere colouring
youwere colouring
theywere colouring

Pluperfect

Ihad been colouring
youhad been colouring
he;she;ithad been colouring
wehad been colouring
youhad been colouring
theyhad been colouring

Future

Iwill be colouring
youwill be colouring
he;she;itwill be colouring
wewill be colouring
youwill be colouring
theywill be colouring

Future Perfect

Iwill have been colouring
youwill have been colouring
he;she;itwill have been colouring
wewill have been colouring
youwill have been colouring
theywill have been colouring

Conditional

Present

Iwould be colouring
youwould be colouring
he;she;itwould be colouring
wewould be colouring
youwould be colouring
theywould be colouring

Perfect

Iwould have been colouring
youwould have been colouring
he;she;itwould have been colouring
wewould have been colouring
youwould have been colouring
theywould have been colouring

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'colour'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'colour'

clour, collour, color, becolour, cloud, clout, collar, collor, concur, contour,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

change the colour of
dye, paint, tint, tone
to add color to
color in, colorize, colour in

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Sample Sentences

  • So far, nearly every house is a low tavern; and on the bar-room walls, are coloured prints of Washington, and Queen Victoria of England, and the American Eagle. Among the pigeon-holes that hold the bottles, are pieces of plate-glass and coloured paper, for there is, in some sort, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Did I see among them, the intelligence and refinement: the true, honest, patriotic heart of America ? Here and there, were drops of its blood and life, but they scarcely coloured the stream of desperate adventurers which sets that way for profit and for pay. It is the game of these men, and of their profligate organs, to make the strife of politics so fierce and brutal, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)