complement – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of complement

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to complement
Participle: complemented
Gerund: complementing

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Icomplement
youcomplement
he;she;itcomplements
wecomplement
youcomplement
theycomplement

Perfect

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

Past

Icomplemented
youcomplemented
he;she;itcomplemented
wecomplemented
youcomplemented
theycomplemented

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Icomplement
youcomplement
he;she;itcomplement
wecomplement
youcomplement
theycomplement

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Icomplemented
youcomplemented
he;she;itcomplemented
wecomplemented
youcomplemented
theycomplemented

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youcomplement
weLet's complement
youcomplement

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'complement'

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)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English complement, from Latin complēmentum (“that which fills up or completes”), from compleō (“to fill up; to complete”) (English complete). Doublet of compliment. The verb is from the noun.

Sample Sentences

  • We believe your addition will complement the team.
  • The flavors of the pepper and garlic complement each other, giving a very rich taste in combination.
  • I believe our talents really complement each other.