favour – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of favour

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to favour
Participle: favoured
Gerund: favouring

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ifavour
youfavour
he;she;itfavours
wefavour
youfavour
theyfavour

Perfect

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

Past

Ifavoured
youfavoured
he;she;itfavoured
wefavoured
youfavoured
theyfavoured

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ifavour
youfavour
he;she;itfavour
wefavour
youfavour
theyfavour

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ifavoured
youfavoured
he;she;itfavoured
wefavoured
youfavoured
theyfavoured

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youfavour
weLet's favour
youfavour

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'favour'

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 'favour'

favor, flavour, savour, devour, famous, flavor, flour, labour, savor, tabour,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

to abstain from dealing with someone as an expression of protest
buycott, endorse, procott, boycott

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Sample Sentences

  • [...] render even a word of personal communication amongst the prisoners almost impossible. On the other hand, the noise of the loom, the forge, the carpenter 's hammer, or the stonemason 's saw, greatly favour those opportunities of intercourse—hurried and brief no doubt, but opportunities still—which these several kinds of work, by rendering it necessary for men to be employed very near to each other, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] one or two dull lamps upon the steamer 's decks are the only signs of life remaining, when our coach has driven away. As soon as our footsteps are heard upon the planks, a fat negress, particularly favoured by nature in respect of bustle, emerges from some dark stairs, and marshals my wife towards the ladies ’ cabin, to which retreat she goes, followed by a mighty bale of cloaks and great-coats. I [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • This capital of the state of Maryland is a bustling, busy town, with a great deal of traffic of various kinds, and in particular of water commerce. That portion of the town which it most favours is none of the cleanest, it is true; but the upper part is of a very different character, and has many agreeable streets and public buildings. The Washington Monument, which is a handsome pillar [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)