fasten – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fasten

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fasten up sth
Participle: fastened up sth
Gerund: fastening up sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ifasten up sth
youfasten up sth
he;she;itfastens up sth
wefasten up sth
youfasten up sth
theyfasten up sth

Perfect

Ihave fastened up sth
youhave fastened up sth
he;she;ithas fastened up sth
wehave fastened up sth
youhave fastened up sth
theyhave fastened up sth

Past

Ifastened up sth
youfastened up sth
he;she;itfastened up sth
wefastened up sth
youfastened up sth
theyfastened up sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fastened up sth
youhad fastened up sth
he;she;ithad fastened up sth
wehad fastened up sth
youhad fastened up sth
theyhad fastened up sth

Future

Iwill fasten up sth
youwill fasten up sth
he;she;itwill fasten up sth
wewill fasten up sth
youwill fasten up sth
theywill fasten up sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have fastened up sth
youwill have fastened up sth
he;she;itwill have fastened up sth
wewill have fastened up sth
youwill have fastened up sth
theywill have fastened up sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ifasten up sth
youfasten up sth
he;she;itfasten up sth
wefasten up sth
youfasten up sth
theyfasten up sth

Perfect

Ihave fastened up sth
youhave fastened up sth
he;she;ithave fastened up sth
wehave fastened up sth
youhave fastened up sth
theyhave fastened up sth

Imperfect

Ifastened up sth
youfastened up sth
he;she;itfastened up sth
wefastened up sth
youfastened up sth
theyfastened up sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fastened up sth
youhad fastened up sth
he;she;ithad fastened up sth
wehad fastened up sth
youhad fastened up sth
theyhad fastened up sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould fasten up sth
youwould fasten up sth
he;she;itwould fasten up sth
wewould fasten up sth
youwould fasten up sth
theywould fasten up sth

Perfect

Iwould have fastened up sth
youwould have fastened up sth
he;she;itwould have fastened up sth
wewould have fastened up sth
youwould have fastened up sth
theywould have fastened up sth

Imperative

youfasten up sth
weLet's fasten up sth
youfasten up sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam fastening up sth
youare fastening up sth
he;she;itis fastening up sth
weare fastening up sth
youare fastening up sth
theyare fastening up sth

Perfect

Ihave been fastening up sth
youhave been fastening up sth
he;she;ithas been fastening up sth
wehave been fastening up sth
youhave been fastening up sth
theyhave been fastening up sth

Past

Iwas fastening up sth
youwere fastening up sth
he;she;itwas fastening up sth
wewere fastening up sth
youwere fastening up sth
theywere fastening up sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been fastening up sth
youhad been fastening up sth
he;she;ithad been fastening up sth
wehad been fastening up sth
youhad been fastening up sth
theyhad been fastening up sth

Future

Iwill be fastening up sth
youwill be fastening up sth
he;she;itwill be fastening up sth
wewill be fastening up sth
youwill be fastening up sth
theywill be fastening up sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been fastening up sth
youwill have been fastening up sth
he;she;itwill have been fastening up sth
wewill have been fastening up sth
youwill have been fastening up sth
theywill have been fastening up sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be fastening up sth
youwould be fastening up sth
he;she;itwould be fastening up sth
wewould be fastening up sth
youwould be fastening up sth
theywould be fastening up sth

Perfect

Iwould have been fastening up sth
youwould have been fastening up sth
he;she;itwould have been fastening up sth
wewould have been fastening up sth
youwould have been fastening up sth
theywould have been fastening up sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'fasten'

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 'fasten'

fatten, hasten, vasten, wasten, ashen, astun, basen, baste, batten, chasten,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

attach
affix, bind, clamp, clasp, clinch, connect, fix, hook

Antonyms

attach
detach, disconnect, disjoin, separate

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic *fastinōn (“to secure, fasten”). Equivalent to fast + -en. See: Old English 'fæstnian'.

Verbs referencing "fasten"

Sranan fasi.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] latter, sits a man of sixty; reading. He looks up for a moment; gives an impatient dogged shake; and fixes his eyes upon his book again. As we withdraw our heads, the door closes on him, and is fastened as before. This man has murdered his wife, and will probably be hanged. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Now ! ” said Haley, pushing his three purchases together, and producing a bundle of handcuffs, which he proceeded to put on their wrists; and fastening each handcuff to a long chain, he drove them before him to the jail. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)