temporise – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of temporise

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to temporise
Participle: temporised
Gerund: temporising

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Itemporise
youtemporise
he;she;ittemporises
wetemporise
youtemporise
theytemporise

Perfect

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

Past

Itemporised
youtemporised
he;she;ittemporised
wetemporised
youtemporised
theytemporised

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Itemporise
youtemporise
he;she;ittemporise
wetemporise
youtemporise
theytemporise

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Itemporised
youtemporised
he;she;ittemporised
wetemporised
youtemporised
theytemporised

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtemporise
weLet's temporise
youtemporise

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Sample Sentences

  • Though that her heart were fired, and swollen with anger, she temporiseth so, 'twas undiscovered: […] [1627, E. F. [i.e., Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland], The History of the Life, Reign, and Death of Edward II, King of England, and Lord of Ireland: […], London: […] J. C. for Charles Harper […] Samuel Crouch […] and Thomas Fox …, published 1680, →OCLC, lines 301–302; republished in Randall Martin, editor, Women Writers in Renaissance England, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, 2014, →ISBN, part 2 (Prose), page 176:]
  • On the first day when his father formally gave him the hint that he was to place his affections at Miss Swartz's feet, George temporised with the old gentleman. [1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:]
  • [William] Penn, therefore, exhorted the fellows not to rely on the goodness of their cause, but to submit, or at least to temporise. [1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter VIII, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume II, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 298:]
  • “And what were they?” asked the Duke. He was eager for sympathy in his love. But so little used was he to seeking sympathy that he could not unburden himself. He temporised. Noaks muttered something about getting back to work, and fumbled with the door-handle. [1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, published 1912, →OCLC:]