enforce – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of enforce

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to enforce
Participle: enforced
Gerund: enforcing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ienforce
youenforce
he;she;itenforces
weenforce
youenforce
theyenforce

Perfect

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

Past

Ienforced
youenforced
he;she;itenforced
weenforced
youenforced
theyenforced

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ienforce
youenforce
he;she;itenforce
weenforce
youenforce
theyenforce

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ienforced
youenforced
he;she;itenforced
weenforced
youenforced
theyenforced

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youenforce
weLet's enforce
youenforce

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'enforce'

efforce, inforce, afforce, deforce, encore, endorse, enface, enfierce, enfire, enform,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English enforcen, from Old French enforcier, from Late Latin infortiāre, from in- + fortis (“strong”). See: Old French 'enforcier'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] smallest places equally with the largest, I have been received with unsurpassable politeness, delicacy, sweet temper, hospitality, consideration, and with unsurpassable respect for the privacy daily enforced upon me by the nature of my avocation here and the state of my health. This testimony, so long as I live, and so long as my descendants have any legal right in my books, I shall cause to be [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • And Mr. Shelby, not knowing any other way of enforcing his ideas, raised his voice,—a mode of arguing very convenient and convincing, when a gentleman is discussing matters of business with his wife. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)