prey – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to prey on sth
Participle: preyed on sth
Gerund: preying on sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	prey on sth
you	prey on sth
he;she;it	preys on sth
we	prey on sth
you	prey on sth
they	prey on sth

Perfect

I	have preyed on sth
you	have preyed on sth
he;she;it	has preyed on sth
we	have preyed on sth
you	have preyed on sth
they	have preyed on sth

Past

I	preyed on sth
you	preyed on sth
he;she;it	preyed on sth
we	preyed on sth
you	preyed on sth
they	preyed on sth

Pluperfect

I	had preyed on sth
you	had preyed on sth
he;she;it	had preyed on sth
we	had preyed on sth
you	had preyed on sth
they	had preyed on sth

Future

I	will prey on sth
you	will prey on sth
he;she;it	will prey on sth
we	will prey on sth
you	will prey on sth
they	will prey on sth

Future Perfect

I	will have preyed on sth
you	will have preyed on sth
he;she;it	will have preyed on sth
we	will have preyed on sth
you	will have preyed on sth
they	will have preyed on sth

Subjunctive

Present

I	prey on sth
you	prey on sth
he;she;it	prey on sth
we	prey on sth
you	prey on sth
they	prey on sth

Perfect

I	have preyed on sth
you	have preyed on sth
he;she;it	have preyed on sth
we	have preyed on sth
you	have preyed on sth
they	have preyed on sth

Imperfect

I	preyed on sth
you	preyed on sth
he;she;it	preyed on sth
we	preyed on sth
you	preyed on sth
they	preyed on sth

Pluperfect

I	had preyed on sth
you	had preyed on sth
he;she;it	had preyed on sth
we	had preyed on sth
you	had preyed on sth
they	had preyed on sth

Conditional

Present

I	would prey on sth
you	would prey on sth
he;she;it	would prey on sth
we	would prey on sth
you	would prey on sth
they	would prey on sth

Perfect

I	would have preyed on sth
you	would have preyed on sth
he;she;it	would have preyed on sth
we	would have preyed on sth
you	would have preyed on sth
they	would have preyed on sth

Imperative

you	prey on sth
we	Let's prey on sth
you	prey on sth

Indicative

Present

I	am preying on sth
you	are preying on sth
he;she;it	is preying on sth
we	are preying on sth
you	are preying on sth
they	are preying on sth

Perfect

I	have been preying on sth
you	have been preying on sth
he;she;it	has been preying on sth
we	have been preying on sth
you	have been preying on sth
they	have been preying on sth

Past

I	was preying on sth
you	were preying on sth
he;she;it	was preying on sth
we	were preying on sth
you	were preying on sth
they	were preying on sth

Pluperfect

I	had been preying on sth
you	had been preying on sth
he;she;it	had been preying on sth
we	had been preying on sth
you	had been preying on sth
they	had been preying on sth

Future

I	will be preying on sth
you	will be preying on sth
he;she;it	will be preying on sth
we	will be preying on sth
you	will be preying on sth
they	will be preying on sth

Future Perfect

I	will have been preying on sth
you	will have been preying on sth
he;she;it	will have been preying on sth
we	will have been preying on sth
you	will have been preying on sth
they	will have been preying on sth

Conditional

Present

I	would be preying on sth
you	would be preying on sth
he;she;it	would be preying on sth
we	would be preying on sth
you	would be preying on sth
they	would be preying on sth

Perfect

I	would have been preying on sth
you	would have been preying on sth
he;she;it	would have been preying on sth
we	would have been preying on sth
you	would have been preying on sth
they	would have been preying on sth

Verbs conjugated like 'prey'

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 'prey'

grey, pley, pray, prep, pry, wrey, arefy, aret, bray, brew,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ on something, ~ upon something, ~ on somebody, ~ upon somebody,

Etymology

1. 1240, "animal hunted for food," from O.Fr. preie "booty, animal taken in the chase" (1140), from L. præda "booty, plunder, game hunted," earlier præheda, related to prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see prehensile). The verb meaning "to plunder, pillage, ravage" is attested from 1297, from O.Fr. preer, earlier preder (c.1040), from L.L. prædare. Its sense of "to kill and devour" is attested from c.1340.
2. From Middle English praien, prayen, preyen, partly from the noun and partly from Old French praer, preer, earlier preder, from Late Latin praedō, collateral form of Latin praedor, from praeda (“plunder, booty, loot”) + -ō (verbal suffix). Doublet of prede. See: Latin 'praedor'.

Sample Sentences

“ It's just what I 've been foreboding ! ” said Marie; “ it's just what has been preying on my health, from day to day, bringing me downward to the grave, though nobody regards it. I have seen this, long. St. Clare, you will see, after a while, that I was right. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] such things; it's all talk. If people have feeling, they will show it,—they can't help it; but, then, it's a great misfortune to have feeling. I'd rather have been made like St. Clare. My feelings prey upon me so ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

prey – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of prey

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'prey'

Verbs similar to 'prey'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Sample Sentences