wrong – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wrong

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wrong
Participle: wronged
Gerund: wronging

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of wrong

Indicative

Present

Iwrong
youwrong
he;she;itwrongs
wewrong
youwrong
theywrong

Perfect

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

Past

Iwronged
youwronged
he;she;itwronged
wewronged
youwronged
theywronged

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iwrong
youwrong
he;she;itwrong
wewrong
youwrong
theywrong

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iwronged
youwronged
he;she;itwronged
wewronged
youwronged
theywronged

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youwrong
weLet's wrong
youwrong

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wrong'

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 'wrong'

prong, wong, wring, bong, bring, brog, cronk, dong, dring, drone,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

harm
injure, abuse, oppress, maltreat, aggrieve, defraud, persecute, dishonor

Antonyms

harm
boon, benefit, blessing, favor

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. "to do wrong to," c.1330, from wrong (adj.).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ- /*wrengʷʰder.?
4. Proto-Germanic *wringaną
5. Proto-Indo-European *-ós
6. Proto-Germanic *-az
7. Proto-Germanic *wrangaz
8. Proto-West Germanic *wrang
9. ▲
10. Old Norse rangrinflu.
11. Old English wrang
12. Old Norse rangrinflu.
13. Middle English wrong
14. English wrong
15. From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.

Verbs referencing "wrong"

Korean 틀리다, Norwegian, nynorsk rengja.

Sample Sentences

  • Before it is possible to make any arrangement at all compatible with this novel state of things, the ship rights. Before one can say ‘Thank Heaven ! ’ she wrongs again. Before one can cry she is wrong, she seems to have started forward, and to be a creature actually running of its own accord, with broken knees and failing legs, through every variety [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)