row – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of row

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to row
Participle: rowed
Gerund: rowing

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of row

Indicative

Present

Irow
yourow
he;she;itrows
werow
yourow
theyrow

Perfect

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

Past

Irowed
yourowed
he;she;itrowed
werowed
yourowed
theyrowed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Irow
yourow
he;she;itrow
werow
yourow
theyrow

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Irowed
yourowed
he;she;itrowed
werowed
yourowed
theyrowed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yourow
weLet's row
yourow

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'row'

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 'row'

bow, brow, cow, crow, dow, grow, low, mow, rob, rod,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. "line of people or things," O.E. ræw "a row, line," from P.Gmc. *rai(h)waz (cf. M.Du. rie, Du. rij "row;" O.H.G. rihan "to thread," riga "line;" Ger. Reihe "row, line, series;" O.N. rega "string"), possibly from PIE base *rei- "to scratch, tear, cut" (cf. Skt. rikhati "scratches," rekha "line"). Meaning "a number of houses in a line" is attested from 1450, originally chiefly Scottish and northern English. Row-house is first recorded 1936, Amer.Eng. Phrase a hard row to hoe first attested 1835, in writing of Davy Crockett.
2. From Middle English rowen (“to row”), from Old English rōwan (“to row”), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”). Compare West Frisian roeie, Dutch roeien, Danish ro. More at rudder. Related to Russia. See: Middle English 'rowen', Proto-Germanic '*rōaną', Dutch 'roeien', Danish 'ro'.

Verbs referencing "row"

Sranan lo.

Sample Sentences

  • I was taken to these Institutions by water, in a boat belonging to the Island jail, and rowed by a crew of prisoners, who were dressed in a striped uniform of black and buff, in which they looked like faded tigers. They took me, by the same conveyance, to the jail itself. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Five men, as many women, and a little girl. All their worldly goods are a bag, a large chest and an old chair: one, old, high-backed, rush-bottomed chair: a solitary settler in itself. They are rowed ashore in the boat, while the vessel stands a little off awaiting its return, the water being shallow. They are landed at the foot of a high bank, on the summit of which are a few log cabins, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)