staple: verb conjugation and noun forms

Superlative and Comparative Forms of the adjective staple[ˈsteɪpl]     

Positive

staple

Comparative

stapler

Superlative

the staplest

Singular and plural for staple[ˈsteɪpl]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
staple
staples
Possessive case
staple's
staples'
Plural
staples
staples'

Conjugation of the verb staple[ˈsteɪpl], regular     

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All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I staple
you staple
he/she/it staples
we staple
you staple
they staple

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Participles

Present

stapling

Past

stapled

Infinitives

Infinitives

to staple
to have stapled
to be stapling
to have been stapling
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