fence – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fence

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)