roam – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of roam

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to roam
Participle: roamed
Gerund: roaming

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of roam

Indicative

Present

Iroam
youroam
he;she;itroams
weroam
youroam
theyroam

Perfect

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

Past

Iroamed
youroamed
he;she;itroamed
weroamed
youroamed
theyroamed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iroam
youroam
he;she;itroam
weroam
youroam
theyroam

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iroamed
youroamed
he;she;itroamed
weroamed
youroamed
theyroamed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youroam
weLet's roam
youroam

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'roam'

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 'roam'

foam, goam, loam, ram, ream, roap, roar, room, bam, beam,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wander
stray, traipse, travel, stroll, ramble, range, rove, traverse

Antonyms

wander
settle, remain, stay, perch

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic *raimōną (“to wander”), from *raim- (“to move, raise”), from *h₃reyH- (“to move, lift, flow”). Akin to Old English ārǣman (“to arise, stand up, lift up”), Old High German rāmēn (“to aim”) ( > archaic German rahmen (“to strive”)), Middle Dutch rammen (“to night-wander, to copulate”), rammelen (“to wander about, ramble”). More at ramble. See: Middle English 'romen', German, old spelling 'rahmen'.

Verbs referencing "roam"

Dutch ramen.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] life, and become preternaturally knowing in consequence. Every pig knows where he lives, much better than anybody could tell him. At this hour, just as evening is closing in, you will see them roaming towards bed by scores, eating their way to the last. Occasionally, some youth among them who has over-eaten himself, or has been worried by dogs, trots shrinkingly homeward, like a prodigal son: [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)