bow: verb conjugation and noun forms

Singular and plural for bow[bau]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
bow
bows
Possessive case
bow's
bows'
Plural
bows
bows'

Conjugation of the verb bow[bau], regular     

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All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I bow
you bow
he/she/it bows
we bow
you bow
they bow

Present Continuous

I am bowing
you are bowing
he/she/it is bowing
we are bowing
you are bowing
they are bowing

Present Perfect

I have bowed
you have bowed
he/she/it has bowed
we have bowed
you have bowed
they have bowed

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been bowing
you have been bowing
he/she/it has been bowing
we have been bowing
you have been bowing
they have been bowing

Past Indefinite

I bowed
you bowed
he/she/it bowed
we bowed
you bowed
they bowed

Past Continuous

I was bowing
you were bowing
he/she/it was bowing
we were bowing
you were bowing
they were bowing

Past Perfect

I had bowed
you had bowed
he/she/it had bowed
we had bowed
you had bowed
they had bowed

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been bowing
you had been bowing
he/she/it had been bowing
we had been bowing
you had been bowing
they had been bowing

Future Indefinite

I will bow
you will bow
he/she/it will bow
we will bow
you will bow
they will bow

Future Continuous

I will be bowing
you will be bowing
he/she/it will be bowing
we will be bowing
you will be bowing
they will be bowing

Future Perfect

I will have bowed
you will have bowed
he/she/it will have bowed
we will have bowed
you will have bowed
they will have bowed

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been bowing
you will have been bowing
he/she/it will have been bowing
we will have been bowing
you will have been bowing
they will have been bowing

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't bow
you don't bow
he/she/it doesn't bow
we don't bow
you don't bow
they don't bow

Present Continuous

I am not bowing
you aren't bowing
he/she/it isn't bowing
we aren't bowing
you aren't bowing
they aren't bowing

Present Perfect

I haven't bowed
you haven't bowed
he/she/it hasn't bowed
we haven't bowed
you haven't bowed
they haven't bowed

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been bowing
you haven't been bowing
he/she/it hasn't been bowing
we haven't been bowing
you haven't been bowing
they haven't been bowing

Past Indefinite

I didn't bow
you didn't bow
he/she/it didn't bow
we didn't bow
you didn't bow
they didn't bow

Past Continuous

I wasn't bowing
you weren't bowing
he/she/it wasn't bowing
we weren't bowing
you weren't bowing
they weren't bowing

Past Perfect

I hadn't bowed
you hadn't bowed
he/she/it hadn't bowed
we hadn't bowed
you hadn't bowed
they hadn't bowed

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been bowing
you hadn't been bowing
he/she/it hadn't been bowing
we hadn't been bowing
you hadn't been bowing
they hadn't been bowing

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't bow
you won't bow
he/she/it won't bow
we shan't / won't bow
you won't bow
they won't bow

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be bowing
you won't be bowing
he/she/it won't be bowing
we shan't / won't be bowing
you won't be bowing
they won't be bowing

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have bowed
you won't have bowed
he/she/it won't have bowed
we shan't / won't have bowed
you won't have bowed
they won't have bowed

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been bowing
you won't have been bowing
he/she/it won't have been bowing
we shan't / won't have been bowing
you won't have been bowing
they won't have been bowing

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I bow?
do you bow?
does he/she/it bow?
do we bow?
do you bow?
do they bow?

Present Continuous

am I bowing?
are you bowing?
is he/she/it bowing?
are we bowing?
are you bowing?
are they bowing?

Present Perfect

have I bowed?
have you bowed?
has he/she/it bowed?
have we bowed?
have you bowed?
have they bowed?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been bowing?
have you been bowing?
has he/she/it been bowing?
have we been bowing?
have you been bowing?
have they been bowing?

Past Indefinite

did I bow?
did you bow?
did he/she/it bow?
did we bow?
did you bow?
did they bow?

Past Continuous

was I bowing?
were you bowing?
was he/she/it bowing?
were we bowing?
were you bowing?
were they bowing?

Past Perfect

had I bowed?
had you bowed?
had he/she/it bowed?
had we bowed?
had you bowed?
had they bowed?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been bowing?
had you been bowing?
had he/she/it been bowing?
had we been bowing?
had you been bowing?
had they been bowing?

Future Indefinite

will I bow?
will you bow?
will he/she/it bow?
will we bow?
will you bow?
will they bow?

Future Continuous

will I be bowing?
will you be bowing?
will he/she/it be bowing?
will we be bowing?
will you be bowing?
will they be bowing?

Future Perfect

will I have bowed?
will you have bowed?
will he/she/it have bowed?
will we have bowed?
will you have bowed?
will they have bowed?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been bowing?
will you have been bowing?
will he/she/it have been bowing?
will we have been bowing?
will you have been bowing?
will they have been bowing?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would bow
you would bow
he/she/it would bow
we would bow
you would bow
they would bow

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be bowing
you would be bowing
he/she/it would be bowing
we would be bowing
you would be bowing
they would be bowing

Conditional Perfect

I would have bowed
you would have bowed
he/she/it would have bowed
we would have bowed
you would have bowed
they would have bowed

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been bowing
you would have been bowing
he/she/it would have been bowing
we would have been bowing
you would have been bowing
they would have been bowing

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't bow
you wouldn't bow
he/she/it wouldn't bow
we wouldn't bow
you wouldn't bow
they wouldn't bow

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be bowing
you wouldn't be bowing
he/she/it wouldn't be bowing
we wouldn't be bowing
you wouldn't be bowing
they wouldn't be bowing

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have bowed
you wouldn't have bowed
he/she/it wouldn't have bowed
we wouldn't have bowed
you wouldn't have bowed
they wouldn't have bowed

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been bowing
you wouldn't have been bowing
he/she/it wouldn't have been bowing
we wouldn't have been bowing
you wouldn't have been bowing
they wouldn't have been bowing

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I bow?
would you bow?
would he/she/it bow?
would we bow?
would you bow?
would they bow?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be bowing?
would you be bowing?
would he/she/it be bowing?
would we be bowing?
would you be bowing?
would they be bowing?

Conditional Perfect

would I have bowed?
would you have bowed?
would he/she/it have bowed?
would we have bowed?
would you have bowed?
would they have bowed?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been bowing?
would you have been bowing?
would he/she/it have been bowing?
would we have been bowing?
would you have been bowing?
would they have been bowing?

Participles

Present

bowing

Past

bowed

Infinitives

Infinitives

to bow
to have bowed
to be bowing
to have been bowing

Superlative and Comparative Forms of bow[bau]     

Positive

bow
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