hike – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hike

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to hike
Participle: hiked
Gerund: hiking

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of hike

Indicative

Present

Ihike
youhike
he;she;ithikes
wehike
youhike
theyhike

Perfect

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

Past

Ihiked
youhiked
he;she;ithiked
wehiked
youhiked
theyhiked

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ihike
youhike
he;she;ithike
wehike
youhike
theyhike

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ihiked
youhiked
he;she;ithiked
wehiked
youhiked
theyhiked

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youhike
weLet's hike
youhike

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'hike'

bike, dike, fike, hake, hide, hie, hile, hipe, hire, hive,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From English dialectal hyke (“to walk vigorously”), probably a Northern form of hitch, from Middle English hytchen, hichen, icchen (“to move, jerk, stir”). Cognate with Scots hyke (“to move with a jerk”), dialectal German hicken (“to hobble, walk with a limp”), Danish hinke (“to hop”). See: German, old spelling 'hicken', Danish 'hinke'.

Verbs referencing "hike"

Cimbrian haikalan, Dutch hiken.

Sample Sentences

  • Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow.
  • When Dick Hudson hiked the trail between 1966 and 1970, he met so few hikers that he can still recall nearly all of them. [1994, Larry Luxenberg, “Pioneer Thru-Hikers”, in Walking the Appalachian Trail, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 33:]
  • She hiked her skirt up.