fence – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fence

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fence in sth
Participle: fenced in sth
Gerund: fencing in sth

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ifence in sth
youfence in sth
he;she;itfences in sth
wefence in sth
youfence in sth
theyfence in sth

Perfect

Ihave fenced in sth
youhave fenced in sth
he;she;ithas fenced in sth
wehave fenced in sth
youhave fenced in sth
theyhave fenced in sth

Past

Ifenced in sth
youfenced in sth
he;she;itfenced in sth
wefenced in sth
youfenced in sth
theyfenced in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fenced in sth
youhad fenced in sth
he;she;ithad fenced in sth
wehad fenced in sth
youhad fenced in sth
theyhad fenced in sth

Future

Iwill fence in sth
youwill fence in sth
he;she;itwill fence in sth
wewill fence in sth
youwill fence in sth
theywill fence in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have fenced in sth
youwill have fenced in sth
he;she;itwill have fenced in sth
wewill have fenced in sth
youwill have fenced in sth
theywill have fenced in sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ifence in sth
youfence in sth
he;she;itfence in sth
wefence in sth
youfence in sth
theyfence in sth

Perfect

Ihave fenced in sth
youhave fenced in sth
he;she;ithave fenced in sth
wehave fenced in sth
youhave fenced in sth
theyhave fenced in sth

Imperfect

Ifenced in sth
youfenced in sth
he;she;itfenced in sth
wefenced in sth
youfenced in sth
theyfenced in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fenced in sth
youhad fenced in sth
he;she;ithad fenced in sth
wehad fenced in sth
youhad fenced in sth
theyhad fenced in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould fence in sth
youwould fence in sth
he;she;itwould fence in sth
wewould fence in sth
youwould fence in sth
theywould fence in sth

Perfect

Iwould have fenced in sth
youwould have fenced in sth
he;she;itwould have fenced in sth
wewould have fenced in sth
youwould have fenced in sth
theywould have fenced in sth

Imperative

youfence in sth
weLet's fence in sth
youfence in sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam fencing in sth
youare fencing in sth
he;she;itis fencing in sth
weare fencing in sth
youare fencing in sth
theyare fencing in sth

Perfect

Ihave been fencing in sth
youhave been fencing in sth
he;she;ithas been fencing in sth
wehave been fencing in sth
youhave been fencing in sth
theyhave been fencing in sth

Past

Iwas fencing in sth
youwere fencing in sth
he;she;itwas fencing in sth
wewere fencing in sth
youwere fencing in sth
theywere fencing in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been fencing in sth
youhad been fencing in sth
he;she;ithad been fencing in sth
wehad been fencing in sth
youhad been fencing in sth
theyhad been fencing in sth

Future

Iwill be fencing in sth
youwill be fencing in sth
he;she;itwill be fencing in sth
wewill be fencing in sth
youwill be fencing in sth
theywill be fencing in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been fencing in sth
youwill have been fencing in sth
he;she;itwill have been fencing in sth
wewill have been fencing in sth
youwill have been fencing in sth
theywill have been fencing in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be fencing in sth
youwould be fencing in sth
he;she;itwould be fencing in sth
wewould be fencing in sth
youwould be fencing in sth
theywould be fencing in sth

Perfect

Iwould have been fencing in sth
youwould have been fencing in sth
he;she;itwould have been fencing in sth
wewould have been fencing in sth
youwould have been fencing in sth
theywould have been fencing in sth

Other

Verbs similar to 'fence'

hence, bench, cense, dance, defence, deice, face, fancy, farce, feare,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

1. From Middle English fence, fens, short for defence, defens (“the act of defending”), from Old French defens, defense (see defence).
2. The sense "enclosure" arises in the mid 15th century.
3. Also from the 15th century is use as a verb in the sense "to enclose with a fence". The generalized sense "to defend, screen, protect" arises ca. 1500. The sense "to fight with swords (rapiers)" is from the 1590s (Shakespeare).
4. Displaced native Old English heġe (compare Modern English hedge).

Sample Sentences

  • “ Now I think on ’ t, I think I hearn ’ em tell that dat ar road was all fenced up and down by der creek, and thar, an't it, Andy ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)