train – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to train sth on sb
Participle: trained sth on sb
Gerund: training sth on sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	train sth on sb
you	train sth on sb
he;she;it	trains sth on sb
we	train sth on sb
you	train sth on sb
they	train sth on sb

Perfect

I	have trained sth on sb
you	have trained sth on sb
he;she;it	has trained sth on sb
we	have trained sth on sb
you	have trained sth on sb
they	have trained sth on sb

Past

I	trained sth on sb
you	trained sth on sb
he;she;it	trained sth on sb
we	trained sth on sb
you	trained sth on sb
they	trained sth on sb

Pluperfect

I	had trained sth on sb
you	had trained sth on sb
he;she;it	had trained sth on sb
we	had trained sth on sb
you	had trained sth on sb
they	had trained sth on sb

Future

I	will train sth on sb
you	will train sth on sb
he;she;it	will train sth on sb
we	will train sth on sb
you	will train sth on sb
they	will train sth on sb

Future Perfect

I	will have trained sth on sb
you	will have trained sth on sb
he;she;it	will have trained sth on sb
we	will have trained sth on sb
you	will have trained sth on sb
they	will have trained sth on sb

Subjunctive

Present

I	train sth on sb
you	train sth on sb
he;she;it	train sth on sb
we	train sth on sb
you	train sth on sb
they	train sth on sb

Perfect

I	have trained sth on sb
you	have trained sth on sb
he;she;it	have trained sth on sb
we	have trained sth on sb
you	have trained sth on sb
they	have trained sth on sb

Imperfect

I	trained sth on sb
you	trained sth on sb
he;she;it	trained sth on sb
we	trained sth on sb
you	trained sth on sb
they	trained sth on sb

Pluperfect

I	had trained sth on sb
you	had trained sth on sb
he;she;it	had trained sth on sb
we	had trained sth on sb
you	had trained sth on sb
they	had trained sth on sb

Conditional

Present

I	would train sth on sb
you	would train sth on sb
he;she;it	would train sth on sb
we	would train sth on sb
you	would train sth on sb
they	would train sth on sb

Perfect

I	would have trained sth on sb
you	would have trained sth on sb
he;she;it	would have trained sth on sb
we	would have trained sth on sb
you	would have trained sth on sb
they	would have trained sth on sb

Imperative

you	train sth on sb
we	Let's train sth on sb
you	train sth on sb

Indicative

Present

I	am training sth on sb
you	are training sth on sb
he;she;it	is training sth on sb
we	are training sth on sb
you	are training sth on sb
they	are training sth on sb

Perfect

I	have been training sth on sb
you	have been training sth on sb
he;she;it	has been training sth on sb
we	have been training sth on sb
you	have been training sth on sb
they	have been training sth on sb

Past

I	was training sth on sb
you	were training sth on sb
he;she;it	was training sth on sb
we	were training sth on sb
you	were training sth on sb
they	were training sth on sb

Pluperfect

I	had been training sth on sb
you	had been training sth on sb
he;she;it	had been training sth on sb
we	had been training sth on sb
you	had been training sth on sb
they	had been training sth on sb

Future

I	will be training sth on sb
you	will be training sth on sb
he;she;it	will be training sth on sb
we	will be training sth on sb
you	will be training sth on sb
they	will be training sth on sb

Future Perfect

I	will have been training sth on sb
you	will have been training sth on sb
he;she;it	will have been training sth on sb
we	will have been training sth on sb
you	will have been training sth on sb
they	will have been training sth on sb

Conditional

Present

I	would be training sth on sb
you	would be training sth on sb
he;she;it	would be training sth on sb
we	would be training sth on sb
you	would be training sth on sb
they	would be training sth on sb

Perfect

I	would have been training sth on sb
you	would have been training sth on sb
he;she;it	would have been training sth on sb
we	would have been training sth on sb
you	would have been training sth on sb
they	would have been training sth on sb

Verbs conjugated like 'train'

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 'train'

brain, drain, grain, rain, strain, trail, twain, amain, attain, berain,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

instruct: tutor, educate, teach, explain, enlighten, impart, master
exercise: discipline, practice, drill, prepare

Antonyms

instruct: learn, acquire, absorb, mislead
exercise: inactivity, idleness, laziness, sluggishness

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ something on somebody, ~ something on something, ~ something upon somebody, ~ something upon something, ~ up somebody, ~ somebody up,

Etymology

1. c.1330, "a drawing out, delay," later "trailing part of a skirt" (c.1440), also "retinue, procession" (c.1440), from O.Fr. train (fem. traine), from trainer "to pull, draw," from V.L. *traginare, extended from *tragere "to pull," back formation from tractus, pp. of L. trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (1)). Train of thought first attested 1651. The railroad sense is recorded from 1824, from notion of a "train" of carriages. British train-spotting "hobby of observing trains and recording locomotive numbers" is recorded from 1958.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.?
4. Latin trahere
5. Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre
6. Old French traïnerder.
7. Old French trainder.
8. Middle English trayne
9. English train
10. From Middle English trayne (“train”), from Old French train (“a delay, a drawing out”), from traïner (“to pull out, to draw”), from Vulgar Latin *traginō, from *tragō, from Latin trahō (“to pull, to draw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to pull, draw, drag”). The verb was derived from the noun in Middle English.
11. For the meaning to teach compare typologically Russian ната́скивать (natáskivatʹ) (akin to тащи́ть (taščítʹ)). See: Latin 'trahō'.

Verbs referencing "train"

Scots Gaelic trèan, Norwegian trene, Dutch trainen, Russian тренировать, Irish traenáil, Danish træne.

Sample Sentences

George, who was a bright boy, and well trained in religious things by his mother, finding himself an object of general admiration, threw in expositions of his own, from time to time, with a commendable seriousness and gravity, for which he was [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
The rooms in which they worked, were as well ordered as themselves. In the windows of some, there were green plants, which were trained to shade the glass; in all, there was as much fresh air, cleanliness, and comfort, as the nature of the occupation would possibly admit of. Out of so large a number of females, many of whom were [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] of injustice and cruelty, and which seems so to nobody about them. It has been an age of long sorrow of such natures, in such a hell-begotten sort of world as ours. What remained for her, but to train her children in her own views and sentiments ? Well, after all you say about training, children will grow up substantially what they _are_ by nature, and only that. From the cradle, Alfred was an [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ For you to educate, to be sure, and train in the way she should go. I thought she was rather a funny specimen in the Jim Crow line. Here, Topsy, ” he added, giving a whistle, as a man would to call the attention of a dog, “ give us a song, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ Sons trained like your Henrique will be grand guardians of your powder-magazines, ” said Augustine,—“so cool and self-possessed ! The proverb says, ’ They that cannot govern themselves cannot govern others. ’ ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ There is a trouble there ” said Alfred, thoughtfully; “ there's no doubt that our system is a difficult one to train children under. It gives too free scope to the passions, altogether, which, in our climate, are hot enough. I find trouble with Henrique. The boy is generous and warm-hearted, but a perfect [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
These two, whom we shall call Susan and Emmeline, had been the personal attendants of an amiable and pious lady of New Orleans, by whom they had been carefully and piously instructed and trained. They had been taught to read and write, diligently instructed in the truths of religion, and their lot had been as happy an one as in their condition it was possible to be. But the only son of [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] looks and words. With a deadly sickness at her heart, she remembered how he had looked at Emmeline's hands, and lifted up her curly hair, and pronounced her a first-rate article. Susan had been trained as a Christian, brought up in the daily reading of the Bible, and had the same horror of her child's being sold to a life of shame that any other Christian mother might have; but she had no hope,—no [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] now seared brow bedewed with the waters of holy baptism. In early childhood, a fair-haired woman had led him, at the sound of Sabbath bell, to worship and to pray. Far in New England that mother had trained her only son, with long, unwearied love, and patient prayers. Born of a hard-tempered sire, on whom that gentle woman had wasted a world of unvalued love, Legree had followed in the steps of his [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ What sort of a girl ? ” said Madame de Thoux, eagerly. “ A treasure, ” said George; “ a beautiful, intelligent, amiable girl. Very pious. My mother had brought her up, and trained her as carefully, almost, as a daughter. She could read and write, embroider and sew, beautifully; and was a beautiful singer. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

train – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of train

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'train'

Verbs similar to 'train'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "train"

Sample Sentences