regulate – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of regulate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to regulate
Participle: regulated
Gerund: regulating

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iregulate
youregulate
he;she;itregulates
weregulate
youregulate
theyregulate

Perfect

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

Past

Iregulated
youregulated
he;she;itregulated
weregulated
youregulated
theyregulated

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iregulate
youregulate
he;she;itregulate
weregulate
youregulate
theyregulate

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iregulated
youregulated
he;she;itregulated
weregulated
youregulated
theyregulated

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youregulate
weLet's regulate
youregulate

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regulatus, perfect passive participle of regulō (“to direct, rule, regulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from regula (“rule”), from regō (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”). Compare regle, rail. Displaced native Old English metegian.

Verbs referencing "regulate"

Finnish with old forms reguloida.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] owner, may cause them any day to exchange a life of kind protection and indulgence for one of hopeless misery and toil,—so long it is impossible to make anything beautiful or desirable in the best regulated administration of slavery. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] on the plan I have already described. I was glad to hear this, for it is unquestionably a very indifferent one. The most is made, however, of the means it possesses, and it is as well regulated as such a place can be. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • There is an admirable jail here, well and wisely governed, and excellently regulated, in every respect. The men were employed as shoemakers, ropemakers, blacksmiths, tailors, carpenters, and stonecutters; and in building a new prison, which was pretty far advanced towards [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] image and body of the child whom she had lost. The little one was a flowery bond between mother and daughter, through whom grew up acquaintanceship and affection. Eliza's steady, consistent piety, regulated by the constant reading of the sacred word, made her a proper guide for the shattered and wearied mind of her mother. Cassy yielded at once, and with her whole soul, to every good influence, and [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)