fish – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fish

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fish for sth
Participle: fished for sth
Gerund: fishing for sth

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of fish

Indicative

Present

Ifish for sth
youfish for sth
he;she;itfishes for sth
wefish for sth
youfish for sth
theyfish for sth

Perfect

Ihave fished for sth
youhave fished for sth
he;she;ithas fished for sth
wehave fished for sth
youhave fished for sth
theyhave fished for sth

Past

Ifished for sth
youfished for sth
he;she;itfished for sth
wefished for sth
youfished for sth
theyfished for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fished for sth
youhad fished for sth
he;she;ithad fished for sth
wehad fished for sth
youhad fished for sth
theyhad fished for sth

Future

Iwill fish for sth
youwill fish for sth
he;she;itwill fish for sth
wewill fish for sth
youwill fish for sth
theywill fish for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have fished for sth
youwill have fished for sth
he;she;itwill have fished for sth
wewill have fished for sth
youwill have fished for sth
theywill have fished for sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ifish for sth
youfish for sth
he;she;itfish for sth
wefish for sth
youfish for sth
theyfish for sth

Perfect

Ihave fished for sth
youhave fished for sth
he;she;ithave fished for sth
wehave fished for sth
youhave fished for sth
theyhave fished for sth

Imperfect

Ifished for sth
youfished for sth
he;she;itfished for sth
wefished for sth
youfished for sth
theyfished for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fished for sth
youhad fished for sth
he;she;ithad fished for sth
wehad fished for sth
youhad fished for sth
theyhad fished for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould fish for sth
youwould fish for sth
he;she;itwould fish for sth
wewould fish for sth
youwould fish for sth
theywould fish for sth

Perfect

Iwould have fished for sth
youwould have fished for sth
he;she;itwould have fished for sth
wewould have fished for sth
youwould have fished for sth
theywould have fished for sth

Imperative

youfish for sth
weLet's fish for sth
youfish for sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam fishing for sth
youare fishing for sth
he;she;itis fishing for sth
weare fishing for sth
youare fishing for sth
theyare fishing for sth

Perfect

Ihave been fishing for sth
youhave been fishing for sth
he;she;ithas been fishing for sth
wehave been fishing for sth
youhave been fishing for sth
theyhave been fishing for sth

Past

Iwas fishing for sth
youwere fishing for sth
he;she;itwas fishing for sth
wewere fishing for sth
youwere fishing for sth
theywere fishing for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been fishing for sth
youhad been fishing for sth
he;she;ithad been fishing for sth
wehad been fishing for sth
youhad been fishing for sth
theyhad been fishing for sth

Future

Iwill be fishing for sth
youwill be fishing for sth
he;she;itwill be fishing for sth
wewill be fishing for sth
youwill be fishing for sth
theywill be fishing for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been fishing for sth
youwill have been fishing for sth
he;she;itwill have been fishing for sth
wewill have been fishing for sth
youwill have been fishing for sth
theywill have been fishing for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be fishing for sth
youwould be fishing for sth
he;she;itwould be fishing for sth
wewould be fishing for sth
youwould be fishing for sth
theywould be fishing for sth

Perfect

Iwould have been fishing for sth
youwould have been fishing for sth
he;she;itwould have been fishing for sth
wewould have been fishing for sth
youwould have been fishing for sth
theywould have been fishing for sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'fish'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'fish'

dish, fash, fisk, fiss, fist, hish, pish, wish, ash, bash,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

try to catch a fish
angle, drop in a line
try to find something
rifle, rummage
attempt to gain (compliments, etc)
angle

Additional Information

Etymology

1. From Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic *fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic *fiskōną.
2. Cognates
3. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fiskje (“to fish”), Dutch vissen (“to fish”), German fischen (“to fish”), Limburgish vésche, vèsse (“to fish”), Luxembourgish fëschen (“to fish”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk fiske (“to fish”), Faroese, Icelandic and Swedish fiska (“to fish”), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽 (fiskōn, “to fish”). See: Old English 'fiscian', Proto-Germanic '*fiskōną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'fiskje', Dutch 'vissen', German, old spelling 'fischen', Luxembourgish 'fëschen', Norwegian, nynorsk 'fiske', Swedish 'fiska'.

Verbs referencing "fish"

Sranan fisi, Luxembourgish fëschen.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] The washing accommodations were primitive. There was a tin ladle chained to the deck, with which every gentleman who thought it necessary to cleanse himself (many were superior to this weakness ), fished the dirty water out of the canal, and poured it into a tin basin, secured in like manner. There was also a jack-towel. And, hanging up before a little looking-glass in the bar, in the immediate [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)