scramble – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of scramble

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to scramble
Participle: scrambled
Gerund: scrambling

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of scramble

Indicative

Present

Iscramble
youscramble
he;she;itscrambles
wescramble
youscramble
theyscramble

Perfect

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

Past

Iscrambled
youscrambled
he;she;itscrambled
wescrambled
youscrambled
theyscrambled

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iscramble
youscramble
he;she;itscramble
wescramble
youscramble
theyscramble

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iscrambled
youscrambled
he;she;itscrambled
wescrambled
youscrambled
theyscrambled

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youscramble
weLet's scramble
youscramble

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

to be idle
energize, leave, make a move, scraffle, take action, loiter, work

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from earlier dialectal scramble, scrammel (“to collect or rake together with the hands”), from scramb (“to pull or scrape together with the hands”) + -le (frequentative suffix) (compare Dutch schrammen (“to graze, brush, scratch”)); or alternatively from a nasalised form of scrabble (“to scrape or scratch quickly”). See: Dutch 'schrammen'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] employed on new objects—are topics which I will not prolong this chapter to discuss. Neither will I more than hint at my foreigner-like mistake in supposing that a party of most active persons, who scrambled on board at the peril of their lives as we approached the wharf, were newsmen, answering to that industrious class at home; whereas, despite the leathern wallets of news slung about the necks of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] in worthy men, that sensitive and delicate-minded persons shall be kept aloof, and they, and such as they, be left to battle out their selfish views unchecked. And thus this lowest of all scrambling fights goes on, and they who in other countries would, from their intelligence and station, most aspire to make the laws, do here recoil the farthest from that degradation. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The men, led by the groans of Tom, scrambled and crackled through stumps, logs and bushes, to where that hero lay groaning and swearing with alternate vehemence. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)