engrave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of engrave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to engrave
Participle: engraved
Gerund: engraving

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of engrave

Indicative

Present

Iengrave
youengrave
he;she;itengraves
weengrave
youengrave
theyengrave

Perfect

Ihave engraved; engraven
youhave engraved; engraven
he;she;ithas engraved; engraven
wehave engraved; engraven
youhave engraved; engraven
theyhave engraved; engraven

Past

Iengraved
youengraved
he;she;itengraved
weengraved
youengraved
theyengraved

Pluperfect

Ihad engraved; engraven
youhad engraved; engraven
he;she;ithad engraved; engraven
wehad engraved; engraven
youhad engraved; engraven
theyhad engraved; engraven

Future

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

Future Perfect

Iwill have engraved; engraven
youwill have engraved; engraven
he;she;itwill have engraved; engraven
wewill have engraved; engraven
youwill have engraved; engraven
theywill have engraved; engraven

Subjunctive

Present

Iengrave
youengrave
he;she;itengrave
weengrave
youengrave
theyengrave

Perfect

Ihave engraved; engraven
youhave engraved; engraven
he;she;ithave engraved; engraven
wehave engraved; engraven
youhave engraved; engraven
theyhave engraved; engraven

Imperfect

Iengraved
youengraved
he;she;itengraved
weengraved
youengraved
theyengraved

Pluperfect

Ihad engraved; engraven
youhad engraved; engraven
he;she;ithad engraved; engraven
wehad engraved; engraven
youhad engraved; engraven
theyhad engraved; engraven

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

Iwould have engraved; engraven
youwould have engraved; engraven
he;she;itwould have engraved; engraven
wewould have engraved; engraven
youwould have engraved; engraven
theywould have engraved; engraven

Imperative

youengrave
weLet's engrave
youengrave

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'engrave'

engrace, engraven, ingrave, ungrave, begrave, embrave, encave, enclave, enerve, enframe,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From earlier ingrave, equivalent to en- + grave (“to carve, engrave”). More at grave.

Verbs referencing "engrave"

Dutch ingraven, German, old spelling eingraben.

Sample Sentences

  • He engraved the plaque with his name.
  • Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics." [1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:]
  • He engraved his name.