tick – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tick

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tick off sb
Participle: ticked off sb
Gerund: ticking off sb

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Itick off sb
youtick off sb
he;she;itticks off sb
wetick off sb
youtick off sb
theytick off sb

Perfect

Ihave ticked off sb
youhave ticked off sb
he;she;ithas ticked off sb
wehave ticked off sb
youhave ticked off sb
theyhave ticked off sb

Past

Iticked off sb
youticked off sb
he;she;itticked off sb
weticked off sb
youticked off sb
theyticked off sb

Pluperfect

Ihad ticked off sb
youhad ticked off sb
he;she;ithad ticked off sb
wehad ticked off sb
youhad ticked off sb
theyhad ticked off sb

Future

Iwill tick off sb
youwill tick off sb
he;she;itwill tick off sb
wewill tick off sb
youwill tick off sb
theywill tick off sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have ticked off sb
youwill have ticked off sb
he;she;itwill have ticked off sb
wewill have ticked off sb
youwill have ticked off sb
theywill have ticked off sb

Subjunctive

Present

Itick off sb
youtick off sb
he;she;ittick off sb
wetick off sb
youtick off sb
theytick off sb

Perfect

Ihave ticked off sb
youhave ticked off sb
he;she;ithave ticked off sb
wehave ticked off sb
youhave ticked off sb
theyhave ticked off sb

Imperfect

Iticked off sb
youticked off sb
he;she;itticked off sb
weticked off sb
youticked off sb
theyticked off sb

Pluperfect

Ihad ticked off sb
youhad ticked off sb
he;she;ithad ticked off sb
wehad ticked off sb
youhad ticked off sb
theyhad ticked off sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould tick off sb
youwould tick off sb
he;she;itwould tick off sb
wewould tick off sb
youwould tick off sb
theywould tick off sb

Perfect

Iwould have ticked off sb
youwould have ticked off sb
he;she;itwould have ticked off sb
wewould have ticked off sb
youwould have ticked off sb
theywould have ticked off sb

Imperative

youtick off sb
weLet's tick off sb
youtick off sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam ticking off sb
youare ticking off sb
he;she;itis ticking off sb
weare ticking off sb
youare ticking off sb
theyare ticking off sb

Perfect

Ihave been ticking off sb
youhave been ticking off sb
he;she;ithas been ticking off sb
wehave been ticking off sb
youhave been ticking off sb
theyhave been ticking off sb

Past

Iwas ticking off sb
youwere ticking off sb
he;she;itwas ticking off sb
wewere ticking off sb
youwere ticking off sb
theywere ticking off sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been ticking off sb
youhad been ticking off sb
he;she;ithad been ticking off sb
wehad been ticking off sb
youhad been ticking off sb
theyhad been ticking off sb

Future

Iwill be ticking off sb
youwill be ticking off sb
he;she;itwill be ticking off sb
wewill be ticking off sb
youwill be ticking off sb
theywill be ticking off sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been ticking off sb
youwill have been ticking off sb
he;she;itwill have been ticking off sb
wewill have been ticking off sb
youwill have been ticking off sb
theywill have been ticking off sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be ticking off sb
youwould be ticking off sb
he;she;itwould be ticking off sb
wewould be ticking off sb
youwould be ticking off sb
theywould be ticking off sb

Perfect

Iwould have been ticking off sb
youwould have been ticking off sb
he;she;itwould have been ticking off sb
wewould have been ticking off sb
youwould have been ticking off sb
theywould have been ticking off sb

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tick'

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 'tick'

dick, hick, kick, lick, nick, pick, rick, sick, stick, tack,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English ticken, tiken, probably from Old English *ticcian (“to touch, tap”), from Proto-West Germanic *tikkōn (“to touch, tap”), cognate with German zecken (“to nudge, poke, jab”). Doublet of tig. See: German, old spelling 'zecken'.

Verbs referencing "tick"

German, old spelling zecken.

Sample Sentences

  • [ object ticking ] [anticipatory music] [ engine rumbling ] (Suburban Fury)