interest – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of interest

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to interest
Participle: interested
Gerund: interesting

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iinterest
youinterest
he;she;itinterests
weinterest
youinterest
theyinterest

Perfect

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

Past

Iinterested
youinterested
he;she;itinterested
weinterested
youinterested
theyinterested

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iinterest
youinterest
he;she;itinterest
weinterest
youinterest
theyinterest

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iinterested
youinterested
he;she;itinterested
weinterested
youinterested
theyinterested

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youinterest
weLet's interest
youinterest

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'interest'

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)

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1425, earlier interesse (c.1374), from Anglo-Fr. interesse "what one has a legal concern in," from M.L. interesse "compensation for loss," from L. interresse "to concern, make a difference, be of importance," lit. "to be between," from inter- "between" + esse "to be." Form influenced 15c. by O.Fr. interest "damage," from L. interest "it is of importance, it makes a difference," third pers. sing. present of interresse. Financial sense of "money paid for the use of money lent" (1529) earlier was distinguished from usury (illegal under Church law) by being in ref. to "compensation due from a defaulting debtor." Meaning "curiosity" is first attested 1771. Interesting meant "important" (1711); later "of interest" (1768).
2. From Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse. See: Latin 'intersum'.

Sample Sentences

  • The subject appeared to interest the gentleman deeply; for while Mr. Shelby was thoughtfully peeling an orange, Haley broke out afresh, with becoming diffidence, but as if actually driven by the force of truth to say a few words [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘Another article from home was now given her, and she began to look much interested; she examined the stranger much closer, and gave me to understand that she knew she came from Hanover; she even endured her caresses, but would leave her with indifference at the slightest signal. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the Indians which once occurred there. It is a good place for such a struggle, and, like every other spot I saw associated with any legend of that wild people now so rapidly fading from the earth, interested me very much. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • On the fourth night after leaving Louisville, we reached St. Louis, and here I witnessed the conclusion of an incident, trifling enough in itself, but very pleasant to see, which had interested me during the whole journey. (American Notes for General Circulation)