check – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of check

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to check up
Participle: checked up
Gerund: checking up

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of check

Indicative

Present

Icheck up
youcheck up
he;she;itchecks up
wecheck up
youcheck up
theycheck up

Perfect

Ihave checked up
youhave checked up
he;she;ithas checked up
wehave checked up
youhave checked up
theyhave checked up

Past

Ichecked up
youchecked up
he;she;itchecked up
wechecked up
youchecked up
theychecked up

Pluperfect

Ihad checked up
youhad checked up
he;she;ithad checked up
wehad checked up
youhad checked up
theyhad checked up

Future

Iwill check up
youwill check up
he;she;itwill check up
wewill check up
youwill check up
theywill check up

Future Perfect

Iwill have checked up
youwill have checked up
he;she;itwill have checked up
wewill have checked up
youwill have checked up
theywill have checked up

Subjunctive

Present

Icheck up
youcheck up
he;she;itcheck up
wecheck up
youcheck up
theycheck up

Perfect

Ihave checked up
youhave checked up
he;she;ithave checked up
wehave checked up
youhave checked up
theyhave checked up

Imperfect

Ichecked up
youchecked up
he;she;itchecked up
wechecked up
youchecked up
theychecked up

Pluperfect

Ihad checked up
youhad checked up
he;she;ithad checked up
wehad checked up
youhad checked up
theyhad checked up

Conditional

Present

Iwould check up
youwould check up
he;she;itwould check up
wewould check up
youwould check up
theywould check up

Perfect

Iwould have checked up
youwould have checked up
he;she;itwould have checked up
wewould have checked up
youwould have checked up
theywould have checked up

Imperative

youcheck up
weLet's check up
youcheck up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam checking up
youare checking up
he;she;itis checking up
weare checking up
youare checking up
theyare checking up

Perfect

Ihave been checking up
youhave been checking up
he;she;ithas been checking up
wehave been checking up
youhave been checking up
theyhave been checking up

Past

Iwas checking up
youwere checking up
he;she;itwas checking up
wewere checking up
youwere checking up
theywere checking up

Pluperfect

Ihad been checking up
youhad been checking up
he;she;ithad been checking up
wehad been checking up
youhad been checking up
theyhad been checking up

Future

Iwill be checking up
youwill be checking up
he;she;itwill be checking up
wewill be checking up
youwill be checking up
theywill be checking up

Future Perfect

Iwill have been checking up
youwill have been checking up
he;she;itwill have been checking up
wewill have been checking up
youwill have been checking up
theywill have been checking up

Conditional

Present

Iwould be checking up
youwould be checking up
he;she;itwould be checking up
wewould be checking up
youwould be checking up
theywould be checking up

Perfect

Iwould have been checking up
youwould have been checking up
he;she;itwould have been checking up
wewould have been checking up
youwould have been checking up
theywould have been checking up

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'check'

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 'check'

chack, cheek, chick, chock, chuck, cleck, beck, bleck, cack, chace,

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English chekken, partly from Old French eschequier and partly from the noun (see above).

Verbs referencing "check"

Spanish chequear, Dutch checken, German, old spelling checken, Danish tjekke, Haitian Creole tcheke, Alemannic German checke, Indonesian cek, Norwegian sjekke, Thai เช็ก, Cebuano tsek, Ukrainian чекнути, Swedish checka.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] where the boy, tired of the grave conversation, had retired, and where he was riding triumphantly up and down on Mr. Shelby's walking-stick. She would have spoken to tell her husband her fears, but checked herself. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] won’t like me, they won’t. This is piling of it up, a little too mountainous, this is. ’ At the end of every one of these short sentences he turned upon his heel, and walked the other way; checking himself abruptly when he had finished another short sentence, and turning back again. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Now for it ! ” said he, suddenly checking his horses, and springing from his seat to the ground. “ Out with you, in a twinkling, every one, and up into these rocks with me. Michael, thee tie thy horse to the wagon, and drive ahead to [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] living fact, to be accounted for, and to be accounted for in no other way than by its truth. O, mother ! mother ! ” said St. Clare, clasping his hands, in a sort of transport; and then suddenly checking himself, he came back, and seating himself on an ottoman, he went on: (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] was interrupted by bursts of groans, sobs, and lamentations, which broke from all present, and in which her slender voice was lost entirely. She waited a moment, and then, speaking in a tone that checked the sobs of all, she said, (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The child checked herself, looked piteously at them, and said, sorrowfully, (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] eyes rolled up and fixed. Ah, what said those eyes, that spoke so much of heaven ! Earth was past,—and earthly pain; but so solemn, so mysterious, was the triumphant brightness of that face, that it checked even the sobs of sorrow. They pressed around her, in breathless stillness. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Something in that dying scene had checked the natural fierceness of youthful passion. The presence of the man was simply loathsome to George; and he felt only an impulse to get away from him, with as few words as possible. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • So I checked your phone. And there he was. Cordell. I spoke in your voice, told him the baby was his. (A Neglected Wife)