sacrifice – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of sacrifice

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sacrifice
Participle: sacrificed
Gerund: sacrificing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Isacrifice
yousacrifice
he;she;itsacrifices
wesacrifice
yousacrifice
theysacrifice

Perfect

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

Past

Isacrificed
yousacrificed
he;she;itsacrificed
wesacrificed
yousacrificed
theysacrificed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Isacrifice
yousacrifice
he;she;itsacrifice
wesacrifice
yousacrifice
theysacrifice

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Isacrificed
yousacrificed
he;she;itsacrificed
wesacrificed
yousacrificed
theysacrificed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yousacrifice
weLet's sacrifice
yousacrifice

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to sell without profit
at a loss

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English sacrificen (“to offer a sacrifice to a deity”), from sacrifice (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming infinitives of verbs).

Sample Sentences

  • [...] any jewelry of any amount, ” she added, thoughtfully; “ but would not this watch do something ? — it was an expensive one, when it was bought. If I could only at least save Eliza's child, I would sacrifice anything I have. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] I think no man can consistently profess it without throwing the whole weight of his being against this monstrous system of injustice that lies at the foundation of all our society; and, if need be, sacrificing himself in the battle. That is, I mean that _I_ could not be a Christian otherwise, though I have certainly had intercourse with a great many enlightened and Christian people who did no such thing; [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • For whatever reason my friend sacrificed his life Until my very last breath (Magudam)