trade – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of trade

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to trade down
Participle: traded down
Gerund: trading down

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Itrade down
youtrade down
he;she;ittrades down
wetrade down
youtrade down
theytrade down

Perfect

Ihave traded down
youhave traded down
he;she;ithas traded down
wehave traded down
youhave traded down
theyhave traded down

Past

Itraded down
youtraded down
he;she;ittraded down
wetraded down
youtraded down
theytraded down

Pluperfect

Ihad traded down
youhad traded down
he;she;ithad traded down
wehad traded down
youhad traded down
theyhad traded down

Future

Iwill trade down
youwill trade down
he;she;itwill trade down
wewill trade down
youwill trade down
theywill trade down

Future Perfect

Iwill have traded down
youwill have traded down
he;she;itwill have traded down
wewill have traded down
youwill have traded down
theywill have traded down

Subjunctive

Present

Itrade down
youtrade down
he;she;ittrade down
wetrade down
youtrade down
theytrade down

Perfect

Ihave traded down
youhave traded down
he;she;ithave traded down
wehave traded down
youhave traded down
theyhave traded down

Imperfect

Itraded down
youtraded down
he;she;ittraded down
wetraded down
youtraded down
theytraded down

Pluperfect

Ihad traded down
youhad traded down
he;she;ithad traded down
wehad traded down
youhad traded down
theyhad traded down

Conditional

Present

Iwould trade down
youwould trade down
he;she;itwould trade down
wewould trade down
youwould trade down
theywould trade down

Perfect

Iwould have traded down
youwould have traded down
he;she;itwould have traded down
wewould have traded down
youwould have traded down
theywould have traded down

Imperative

youtrade down
weLet's trade down
youtrade down

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam trading down
youare trading down
he;she;itis trading down
weare trading down
youare trading down
theyare trading down

Perfect

Ihave been trading down
youhave been trading down
he;she;ithas been trading down
wehave been trading down
youhave been trading down
theyhave been trading down

Past

Iwas trading down
youwere trading down
he;she;itwas trading down
wewere trading down
youwere trading down
theywere trading down

Pluperfect

Ihad been trading down
youhad been trading down
he;she;ithad been trading down
wehad been trading down
youhad been trading down
theyhad been trading down

Future

Iwill be trading down
youwill be trading down
he;she;itwill be trading down
wewill be trading down
youwill be trading down
theywill be trading down

Future Perfect

Iwill have been trading down
youwill have been trading down
he;she;itwill have been trading down
wewill have been trading down
youwill have been trading down
theywill have been trading down

Conditional

Present

Iwould be trading down
youwould be trading down
he;she;itwould be trading down
wewould be trading down
youwould be trading down
theywould be trading down

Perfect

Iwould have been trading down
youwould have been trading down
he;she;itwould have been trading down
wewould have been trading down
youwould have been trading down
theywould have been trading down

Other

Verbs similar to 'trade'

grade, tirade, trace, trape, abrade, arace, arage, atrede, blade, brace,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trade or barter
exchange, barter
to mutually give and receive something
interchange
to pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money
exchange, merchandise, traffic, wrixle
To trade, exchange; barter.
barter, truck
to make an agreement, deal or contract
agree, bargain, come to terms, contract, covenant, deal, do business, engage, guarantee, make terms, negotiate, promise, sell, stipulate
exchange
barter, swap, dealing, traffic, commerce, business, purchase, sale
patronize
shop, purchase, buy, sell

Additional Information

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂-
3. Proto-Germanic *tradō
4. Proto-West Germanic *trudo
5. Old Saxon tradader.
6. Middle Low German tradeder.
7. Middle English trade
8. English trade
9. From Middle English trade (“path, course of conduct”), introduced into English by Hanseatic merchants, from Middle Low German trade (“track, course”), from Old Saxon trada (“spoor, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *tradu, from Proto-Germanic *tradō (“track, way”), and cognate with Old English tredan (“to tread”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to tread, walk, step, run”).
10. Cognate with Dutch trade, tra (“path, trail, course, trade”), German Low German Traad (“track, wagon trail”), Luxembourgish Tratt (“step, pace”), Icelandic tröð (“a lane between fences, enclosure, pen”). See: Old English 'tredan'.

Verbs referencing "trade"

French trader, German, old spelling traden.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] — very bad policy—damages the article—makes ’ em quite unfit for service sometimes. I knew a real handsome gal once, in Orleans, as was entirely ruined by this sort o ’ handling. The fellow that was trading for her didn't want her baby; and she was one of your real high sort, when her blood was up. I tell you, she squeezed up her child in her arms, and talked, and went on real awful. It kinder makes my [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I'll trade with you then, and make it for your advantage, ” said Mrs. Shelby. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Wal, jest so with me, ” said Haley. “ Last summer, down on Red River, I got a gal traded off on me, with a likely lookin ’ child enough, and his eyes looked as bright as yourn; but, come to look, I found him stone blind. Fact—he was stone blind. Wal, ye see, I thought there warn't no [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ How in the world can the two things be compared ? ” said Miss Ophelia. “ The English laborer is not sold, traded, parted from his family, whipped. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Lor, you did ! Be hanged if they ar’n't lucky to get shet of ye. Spects they's gwine to trade ye off with a lot o ’ cracked tea-pots and sich like ! ” said Sambo, with a provoking grin. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] proverbially, the hardest masters of slaves; the sons of the free states would not have connived at the extension of slavery, in our national body; the sons of the free states would not, as they do, trade the souls and bodies of men as an equivalent to money, in their mercantile dealings. There are multitudes of slaves temporarily owned, and sold again, by merchants in northern cities; and shall the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)