fence – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fence

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fence off sth
Participle: fenced off sth
Gerund: fencing off sth

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ifence off sth
youfence off sth
he;she;itfences off sth
wefence off sth
youfence off sth
theyfence off sth

Perfect

Ihave fenced off sth
youhave fenced off sth
he;she;ithas fenced off sth
wehave fenced off sth
youhave fenced off sth
theyhave fenced off sth

Past

Ifenced off sth
youfenced off sth
he;she;itfenced off sth
wefenced off sth
youfenced off sth
theyfenced off sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fenced off sth
youhad fenced off sth
he;she;ithad fenced off sth
wehad fenced off sth
youhad fenced off sth
theyhad fenced off sth

Future

Iwill fence off sth
youwill fence off sth
he;she;itwill fence off sth
wewill fence off sth
youwill fence off sth
theywill fence off sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have fenced off sth
youwill have fenced off sth
he;she;itwill have fenced off sth
wewill have fenced off sth
youwill have fenced off sth
theywill have fenced off sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ifence off sth
youfence off sth
he;she;itfence off sth
wefence off sth
youfence off sth
theyfence off sth

Perfect

Ihave fenced off sth
youhave fenced off sth
he;she;ithave fenced off sth
wehave fenced off sth
youhave fenced off sth
theyhave fenced off sth

Imperfect

Ifenced off sth
youfenced off sth
he;she;itfenced off sth
wefenced off sth
youfenced off sth
theyfenced off sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fenced off sth
youhad fenced off sth
he;she;ithad fenced off sth
wehad fenced off sth
youhad fenced off sth
theyhad fenced off sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould fence off sth
youwould fence off sth
he;she;itwould fence off sth
wewould fence off sth
youwould fence off sth
theywould fence off sth

Perfect

Iwould have fenced off sth
youwould have fenced off sth
he;she;itwould have fenced off sth
wewould have fenced off sth
youwould have fenced off sth
theywould have fenced off sth

Imperative

youfence off sth
weLet's fence off sth
youfence off sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam fencing off sth
youare fencing off sth
he;she;itis fencing off sth
weare fencing off sth
youare fencing off sth
theyare fencing off sth

Perfect

Ihave been fencing off sth
youhave been fencing off sth
he;she;ithas been fencing off sth
wehave been fencing off sth
youhave been fencing off sth
theyhave been fencing off sth

Past

Iwas fencing off sth
youwere fencing off sth
he;she;itwas fencing off sth
wewere fencing off sth
youwere fencing off sth
theywere fencing off sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been fencing off sth
youhad been fencing off sth
he;she;ithad been fencing off sth
wehad been fencing off sth
youhad been fencing off sth
theyhad been fencing off sth

Future

Iwill be fencing off sth
youwill be fencing off sth
he;she;itwill be fencing off sth
wewill be fencing off sth
youwill be fencing off sth
theywill be fencing off sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been fencing off sth
youwill have been fencing off sth
he;she;itwill have been fencing off sth
wewill have been fencing off sth
youwill have been fencing off sth
theywill have been fencing off sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be fencing off sth
youwould be fencing off sth
he;she;itwould be fencing off sth
wewould be fencing off sth
youwould be fencing off sth
theywould be fencing off sth

Perfect

Iwould have been fencing off sth
youwould have been fencing off sth
he;she;itwould have been fencing off sth
wewould have been fencing off sth
youwould have been fencing off sth
theywould have been fencing off sth

Other

Verbs similar to 'fence'

hence, bench, cense, dance, defence, deice, face, fancy, farce, feare,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

1. From Middle English fence, fens, short for defence, defens (“the act of defending”), from Old French defens, defense (see defence).
2. The sense "enclosure" arises in the mid 15th century.
3. Also from the 15th century is use as a verb in the sense "to enclose with a fence". The generalized sense "to defend, screen, protect" arises ca. 1500. The sense "to fight with swords (rapiers)" is from the 1590s (Shakespeare).
4. Displaced native Old English heġe (compare Modern English hedge).

Sample Sentences

  • “ Now I think on ’ t, I think I hearn ’ em tell that dat ar road was all fenced up and down by der creek, and thar, an't it, Andy ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)