sail: verb conjugation and noun forms

Singular and plural for sail[seɪl]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
sail
sails
Possessive case
sail's
sails'
Plural
sails
sails'

Conjugation of the verb sail[seɪl], regular     

sail not sailsail?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I sail
you sail
he/she/it sails
we sail
you sail
they sail

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Participles

Present

sailing

Past

sailed

Infinitives

Infinitives

to sail
to have sailed
to be sailing
to have been sailing
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