fish – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fish

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fish sth out
Participle: fished sth out
Gerund: fishing sth out

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of fish

Indicative

Present

Ifish sth out
youfish sth out
he;she;itfishes sth out
wefish sth out
youfish sth out
theyfish sth out

Perfect

Ihave fished sth out
youhave fished sth out
he;she;ithas fished sth out
wehave fished sth out
youhave fished sth out
theyhave fished sth out

Past

Ifished sth out
youfished sth out
he;she;itfished sth out
wefished sth out
youfished sth out
theyfished sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad fished sth out
youhad fished sth out
he;she;ithad fished sth out
wehad fished sth out
youhad fished sth out
theyhad fished sth out

Future

Iwill fish sth out
youwill fish sth out
he;she;itwill fish sth out
wewill fish sth out
youwill fish sth out
theywill fish sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have fished sth out
youwill have fished sth out
he;she;itwill have fished sth out
wewill have fished sth out
youwill have fished sth out
theywill have fished sth out

Subjunctive

Present

Ifish sth out
youfish sth out
he;she;itfish sth out
wefish sth out
youfish sth out
theyfish sth out

Perfect

Ihave fished sth out
youhave fished sth out
he;she;ithave fished sth out
wehave fished sth out
youhave fished sth out
theyhave fished sth out

Imperfect

Ifished sth out
youfished sth out
he;she;itfished sth out
wefished sth out
youfished sth out
theyfished sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad fished sth out
youhad fished sth out
he;she;ithad fished sth out
wehad fished sth out
youhad fished sth out
theyhad fished sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould fish sth out
youwould fish sth out
he;she;itwould fish sth out
wewould fish sth out
youwould fish sth out
theywould fish sth out

Perfect

Iwould have fished sth out
youwould have fished sth out
he;she;itwould have fished sth out
wewould have fished sth out
youwould have fished sth out
theywould have fished sth out

Imperative

youfish sth out
weLet's fish sth out
youfish sth out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam fishing sth out
youare fishing sth out
he;she;itis fishing sth out
weare fishing sth out
youare fishing sth out
theyare fishing sth out

Perfect

Ihave been fishing sth out
youhave been fishing sth out
he;she;ithas been fishing sth out
wehave been fishing sth out
youhave been fishing sth out
theyhave been fishing sth out

Past

Iwas fishing sth out
youwere fishing sth out
he;she;itwas fishing sth out
wewere fishing sth out
youwere fishing sth out
theywere fishing sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad been fishing sth out
youhad been fishing sth out
he;she;ithad been fishing sth out
wehad been fishing sth out
youhad been fishing sth out
theyhad been fishing sth out

Future

Iwill be fishing sth out
youwill be fishing sth out
he;she;itwill be fishing sth out
wewill be fishing sth out
youwill be fishing sth out
theywill be fishing sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been fishing sth out
youwill have been fishing sth out
he;she;itwill have been fishing sth out
wewill have been fishing sth out
youwill have been fishing sth out
theywill have been fishing sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be fishing sth out
youwould be fishing sth out
he;she;itwould be fishing sth out
wewould be fishing sth out
youwould be fishing sth out
theywould be fishing sth out

Perfect

Iwould have been fishing sth out
youwould have been fishing sth out
he;she;itwould have been fishing sth out
wewould have been fishing sth out
youwould have been fishing sth out
theywould have been fishing sth out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'fish'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'fish'

dish, fash, fisk, fiss, fist, hish, pish, wish, ash, bash,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

try to catch a fish
angle, drop in a line
try to find something
rifle, rummage
attempt to gain (compliments, etc)
angle

Additional Information

Etymology

1. From Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic *fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic *fiskōną.
2. Cognates
3. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fiskje (“to fish”), Dutch vissen (“to fish”), German fischen (“to fish”), Limburgish vésche, vèsse (“to fish”), Luxembourgish fëschen (“to fish”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk fiske (“to fish”), Faroese, Icelandic and Swedish fiska (“to fish”), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽 (fiskōn, “to fish”). See: Old English 'fiscian', Proto-Germanic '*fiskōną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'fiskje', Dutch 'vissen', German, old spelling 'fischen', Luxembourgish 'fëschen', Norwegian, nynorsk 'fiske', Swedish 'fiska'.

Verbs referencing "fish"

Sranan fisi, Luxembourgish fëschen.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] The washing accommodations were primitive. There was a tin ladle chained to the deck, with which every gentleman who thought it necessary to cleanse himself (many were superior to this weakness ), fished the dirty water out of the canal, and poured it into a tin basin, secured in like manner. There was also a jack-towel. And, hanging up before a little looking-glass in the bar, in the immediate [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)