rough – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of rough

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to rough sth in
Participle: roughed sth in
Gerund: roughing sth in

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of rough

Indicative

Present

Irough sth in
yourough sth in
he;she;itroughs sth in
werough sth in
yourough sth in
theyrough sth in

Perfect

Ihave roughed sth in
youhave roughed sth in
he;she;ithas roughed sth in
wehave roughed sth in
youhave roughed sth in
theyhave roughed sth in

Past

Iroughed sth in
youroughed sth in
he;she;itroughed sth in
weroughed sth in
youroughed sth in
theyroughed sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad roughed sth in
youhad roughed sth in
he;she;ithad roughed sth in
wehad roughed sth in
youhad roughed sth in
theyhad roughed sth in

Future

Iwill rough sth in
youwill rough sth in
he;she;itwill rough sth in
wewill rough sth in
youwill rough sth in
theywill rough sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have roughed sth in
youwill have roughed sth in
he;she;itwill have roughed sth in
wewill have roughed sth in
youwill have roughed sth in
theywill have roughed sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Irough sth in
yourough sth in
he;she;itrough sth in
werough sth in
yourough sth in
theyrough sth in

Perfect

Ihave roughed sth in
youhave roughed sth in
he;she;ithave roughed sth in
wehave roughed sth in
youhave roughed sth in
theyhave roughed sth in

Imperfect

Iroughed sth in
youroughed sth in
he;she;itroughed sth in
weroughed sth in
youroughed sth in
theyroughed sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad roughed sth in
youhad roughed sth in
he;she;ithad roughed sth in
wehad roughed sth in
youhad roughed sth in
theyhad roughed sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould rough sth in
youwould rough sth in
he;she;itwould rough sth in
wewould rough sth in
youwould rough sth in
theywould rough sth in

Perfect

Iwould have roughed sth in
youwould have roughed sth in
he;she;itwould have roughed sth in
wewould have roughed sth in
youwould have roughed sth in
theywould have roughed sth in

Imperative

yourough sth in
weLet's rough sth in
yourough sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam roughing sth in
youare roughing sth in
he;she;itis roughing sth in
weare roughing sth in
youare roughing sth in
theyare roughing sth in

Perfect

Ihave been roughing sth in
youhave been roughing sth in
he;she;ithas been roughing sth in
wehave been roughing sth in
youhave been roughing sth in
theyhave been roughing sth in

Past

Iwas roughing sth in
youwere roughing sth in
he;she;itwas roughing sth in
wewere roughing sth in
youwere roughing sth in
theywere roughing sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been roughing sth in
youhad been roughing sth in
he;she;ithad been roughing sth in
wehad been roughing sth in
youhad been roughing sth in
theyhad been roughing sth in

Future

Iwill be roughing sth in
youwill be roughing sth in
he;she;itwill be roughing sth in
wewill be roughing sth in
youwill be roughing sth in
theywill be roughing sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been roughing sth in
youwill have been roughing sth in
he;she;itwill have been roughing sth in
wewill have been roughing sth in
youwill have been roughing sth in
theywill have been roughing sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be roughing sth in
youwould be roughing sth in
he;she;itwould be roughing sth in
wewould be roughing sth in
youwould be roughing sth in
theywould be roughing sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been roughing sth in
youwould have been roughing sth in
he;she;itwould have been roughing sth in
wewould have been roughing sth in
youwould have been roughing sth in
theywould have been roughing sth in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'rough'

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 'rough'

cough, dough, hough, rouge, sough, tough, trough, bouge, couch, crouch,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

1. From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz.
2. Cognate with Scots ruch, rouch (“rough”), Saterland Frisian ruuch, rouch (“rough”), West Frisian rûch (“rough”), Low German ruuch (“rough”), Dutch ruig (“rough”), German rau(h) (“rough”), Danish ru (“uneven on the surface, "rough", "rugged"”). See: Danish 'ru'.

Sample Sentences

  • Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.
  • On the floor, one beside the other, stood two amphoræ of veined marble-like limestone; one a huge vase 2 feet high and more than 6 feet round, finished and perfect, with two splendid spiral bands; and the other a smaller vase, of the same type, but only just roughed out of the block. [1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 90:]
  • […] roughing is not a part of the sport, and will not be tolerated. Referees will not permit unfair practices that may cause injury to a contestant, and are held strictly responsible for enforcing these rules. [1938, California. State Athletic Commission, Rules, Regulations and Law Regulating Boxing and Wrestling (page 42)]
  • To Rough Horses, a word in familiar use among the dragoons to signify the act of breaking in horses, so as to adapt them to military purposes. [1802, Charles James, A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary:]
  • to rough it
  • “[…]Oh, but my husband is never so happy as when he is travelling. He likes roughing it. . . . My husband. . . . My husband. . . .” [1920, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “The Escape”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 280:]
  • I was able to help Trudy set up camp and everything else, of course there are different ways to camp the usual comfortable way or roughed we of course roughed it and I did my best to keep warm. [2013, Anne-Marie K. Kittiphanh, If Life Gave Me LEMONS, I Would Turn It into HONEY, →ISBN:]