lame – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of lame

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lame
Participle: lamed
Gerund: laming

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ilame
youlame
he;she;itlames
welame
youlame
theylame

Perfect

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

Past

Ilamed
youlamed
he;she;itlamed
welamed
youlamed
theylamed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ilame
youlame
he;she;itlame
welame
youlame
theylame

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ilamed
youlamed
he;she;itlamed
welamed
youlamed
theylamed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youlame
weLet's lame
youlame

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'lame'

blame, fame, flame, game, lace, lade, lage, lake, lam, lamb,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English lame, from Old English lama (“lame”), from Proto-West Germanic *lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz (“lame”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“to tire; to break”).

Verbs referencing "lame"

English loom, Proto-Slavic lomiti, Estonian lamama.

Sample Sentences

  • And if you don't want to lame your horse, you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly. [[1877], Anna Sewell, “A Job Horse and his Drivers”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, pages 134–135:]
  • Now her soul felt lamed in itself. It was her hope that was struck. [1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 6, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:]