recite – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of recite

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to recite
Participle: recited
Gerund: reciting

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Irecite
yourecite
he;she;itrecites
werecite
yourecite
theyrecite

Perfect

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

Past

Irecited
yourecited
he;she;itrecited
werecited
yourecited
theyrecited

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Irecite
yourecite
he;she;itrecite
werecite
yourecite
theyrecite

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Irecited
yourecited
he;she;itrecited
werecited
yourecited
theyrecited

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yourecite
weLet's recite
yourecite

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'recite'

resite, accite, cite, decide, encite, evite, excite, Grecise, grecize, Grecize,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

list or enumerate something
tick off
narrate
describe, relate, recount, soliloquize, repeat
detail
expatiate, recapitulate, recount, enumerate, itemize, number, count

Antonyms

narrate
withhold, conceal, hide, repress

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1430, from L. recitare "read aloud, repeat from memory," from re- "back, again" + citare "to summon" (see cite). Recital is first attested 1512 as a legal term for "formal statement of relevant facts;" musical performance sense is from 1811. Recitation "act of rehearsing" is recorded from 1484; meaning "repetition of a prepared lesson" is first recorded 1770, Amer.Eng.
2. From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō. See: Latin 'recitō'.

Verbs referencing "recite"

Finnish with old forms resitoida.

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