time – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of time

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to time
Participle: timed
Gerund: timing

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of time

Indicative

Present

Itime
youtime
he;she;ittimes
wetime
youtime
theytime

Perfect

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

Past

Itimed
youtimed
he;she;ittimed
wetimed
youtimed
theytimed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Itime
youtime
he;she;ittime
wetime
youtime
theytime

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Itimed
youtimed
he;she;ittimed
wetimed
youtimed
theytimed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtime
weLet's time
youtime

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'time'

dime, lime, mime, rime, tame, tice, tide, tie, tile, times,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gauge
measure, regulate

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. From Middle English tyme, time, from Old English tīma (“time, period, space of time, season, lifetime, fixed time, favorable time, opportunity”), from Proto-West Germanic *tīmō, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂imō, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (“to divide”). Related to tide. Not related to Latin tempus.
2. Cognates
3. * Scots tym, tyme (“time”)
4. * Alemannic German Zimen, Zīmmän (“time, time of the year, opportune time, opportunity”)
5. * Danish time (“hour, lesson”)
6. * Elfdalian taime (“hour”)
7. * Faroese tími (“hour, lesson, time”)
8. * Icelandic tími (“time, season”)
9. * Norwegian time (“lesson, hour”)
10. * Swedish timma, timme (“hour”). See: Danish 'time', Swedish 'timma'.

Verbs referencing "time"

Danish time, Dutch timen, German, old spelling timen, Swedish tajma.

Sample Sentences

  • The mischiefs done were always so nicely timed, also, as further to shelter the aggressor. Thus, the times for revenge on Rosa and Jane, the two chamber maids, were always chosen in those seasons when (as not unfrequently happened ) they were in [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)