retribute – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of retribute

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to retribute
Participle: retributed
Gerund: retributing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iretribute
youretribute
he;she;itretributes
weretribute
youretribute
theyretribute

Perfect

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

Past

Iretributed
youretributed
he;she;itretributed
weretributed
youretributed
theyretributed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iretribute
youretribute
he;she;itretribute
weretribute
youretribute
theyretribute

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iretributed
youretributed
he;she;itretributed
weretributed
youretributed
theyretributed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youretribute
weLet's retribute
youretribute

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“to retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“to bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.

Sample Sentences

  • to retribute someone for their kindness
  • to retribute just punishment to a criminal
  • retribute to him, so far as calm reason and conscience dictate, what is proportionate to his transgression [1691, [John Locke], Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, and Raising the Value of Money. […], London: […] Awnsham and John Churchill, […], published 1692, →OCLC:]