slack – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of slack

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to slack
Participle: slacked
Gerund: slacking

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Islack
youslack
he;she;itslacks
weslack
youslack
theyslack

Perfect

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

Past

Islacked
youslacked
he;she;itslacked
weslacked
youslacked
theyslacked

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Islack
youslack
he;she;itslack
weslack
youslack
theyslack

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Islacked
youslacked
he;she;itslacked
weslacked
youslacked
theyslacked

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youslack
weLet's slack
youslack

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'slack'

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 'slack'

black, clack, flack, lack, sack, shack, sleck, slick, slock, smack,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English slakken, slaken, from Old English slacian, from Proto-Germanic *slakōną (“to slack, slacken”). See: Old English 'slacian'.

Verbs referencing "slack"

French slacker, Latin langueo.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] so that the weak become so mighty. ~~~ The boundaries of the farm, the grove, the wood-lot, passed by her dizzily, as she walked on; and still she went, leaving one familiar object after another, slacking not, pausing not, till reddening daylight found her many a long mile from all traces of any familiar objects upon the open highway. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)