ferret – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of ferret

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to ferret
Participle: ferreted
Gerund: ferreting

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

I	ferret
you	ferret
he;she;it	ferrets
we	ferret
you	ferret
they	ferret

Perfect

I	have ferreted
you	have ferreted
he;she;it	has ferreted
we	have ferreted
you	have ferreted
they	have ferreted

Past

I	ferreted
you	ferreted
he;she;it	ferreted
we	ferreted
you	ferreted
they	ferreted

Pluperfect

I	had ferreted
you	had ferreted
he;she;it	had ferreted
we	had ferreted
you	had ferreted
they	had ferreted

Future

I	will ferret
you	will ferret
he;she;it	will ferret
we	will ferret
you	will ferret
they	will ferret

Future Perfect

I	will have ferreted
you	will have ferreted
he;she;it	will have ferreted
we	will have ferreted
you	will have ferreted
they	will have ferreted

Subjunctive

Present

I	ferret
you	ferret
he;she;it	ferret
we	ferret
you	ferret
they	ferret

Perfect

I	have ferreted
you	have ferreted
he;she;it	have ferreted
we	have ferreted
you	have ferreted
they	have ferreted

Imperfect

I	ferreted
you	ferreted
he;she;it	ferreted
we	ferreted
you	ferreted
they	ferreted

Pluperfect

I	had ferreted
you	had ferreted
he;she;it	had ferreted
we	had ferreted
you	had ferreted
they	had ferreted

Conditional

Present

I	would ferret
you	would ferret
he;she;it	would ferret
we	would ferret
you	would ferret
they	would ferret

Perfect

I	would have ferreted
you	would have ferreted
he;she;it	would have ferreted
we	would have ferreted
you	would have ferreted
they	would have ferreted

Imperative

you	ferret
we	Let's ferret
you	ferret

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

I	am ferreting
you	are ferreting
he;she;it	is ferreting
we	are ferreting
you	are ferreting
they	are ferreting

Perfect

I	have been ferreting
you	have been ferreting
he;she;it	has been ferreting
we	have been ferreting
you	have been ferreting
they	have been ferreting

Past

I	was ferreting
you	were ferreting
he;she;it	was ferreting
we	were ferreting
you	were ferreting
they	were ferreting

Pluperfect

I	had been ferreting
you	had been ferreting
he;she;it	had been ferreting
we	had been ferreting
you	had been ferreting
they	had been ferreting

Future

I	will be ferreting
you	will be ferreting
he;she;it	will be ferreting
we	will be ferreting
you	will be ferreting
they	will be ferreting

Future Perfect

I	will have been ferreting
you	will have been ferreting
he;she;it	will have been ferreting
we	will have been ferreting
you	will have been ferreting
they	will have been ferreting

Conditional

Present

I	would be ferreting
you	would be ferreting
he;she;it	would be ferreting
we	would be ferreting
you	would be ferreting
they	would be ferreting

Perfect

I	would have been ferreting
you	would have been ferreting
he;she;it	would have been ferreting
we	would have been ferreting
you	would have been ferreting
they	would have been ferreting

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'ferret'

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 'ferret'

arret, dewret, feare, fere, ferment, ferry, forget, forlet, forset, fret,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English furet, ferret, from Old French furet, from Vulgar Latin *furittum (“weasel, ferret”), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”).

Verbs referencing "ferret"

Spanish hurgar.

Sample Sentences

“ Yes, I see ’ em go up right here, ” said Tom; “ and here's a path. I 'm for going right up. They can't jump down in a hurry, and it won't take long to ferret ’ em out. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)