mum – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of mum

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to mum
Participle: mummed
Gerund: mumming

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Imum
youmum
he;she;itmums
wemum
youmum
theymum

Perfect

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

Past

Imummed
youmummed
he;she;itmummed
wemummed
youmummed
theymummed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Imum
youmum
he;she;itmum
wemum
youmum
theymum

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Imummed
youmummed
he;she;itmummed
wemummed
youmummed
theymummed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youmum
weLet's mum
youmum

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'mum'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'mum'

bum, fum, gum, hum, mom, mud, mue, mug, mumm, mump,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English mum or mom (“silent”), reminiscent of the sound made when gagged or with a hand over one's mouth. Perhaps related to dated German Mumme (“mask”).

Verbs referencing "mum"

English mump.

Sample Sentences

  • "Well, Sal, you mum your dubber pretty generally, but when you do slacken your glib you may as well do it civilly." [1857, Hidden Links; Or the Schoolfellows. A Tale, volume 2, page 233:]