cram – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of cram

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cram
Participle: crammed
Gerund: cramming

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of cram

Indicative

Present

Icram
youcram
he;she;itcrams
wecram
youcram
theycram

Perfect

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

Past

Icrammed
youcrammed
he;she;itcrammed
wecrammed
youcrammed
theycrammed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Icram
youcram
he;she;itcram
wecram
youcram
theycram

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Icrammed
youcrammed
he;she;itcrammed
wecrammed
youcrammed
theycrammed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youcram
weLet's cram
youcram

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'cram'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'cram'

cam, cham, clam, crab, cramp, crap, craw, cream, crim, dram,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pack
ram, compress, crush, jam, crowd, compact, jam-pack, glut

Antonyms

pack
loosen, scatter, strew, jumble

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian (“to cram; stuff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic *krammōną, a secondary verb derived from *krimmaną (“to stuff”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to assemble; collect; gather”). Compare Old English crimman (“to cram; stuff; insert; press; bruise”), Icelandic kremja (“to squeeze; crush; bruise”). See: Old English 'crammian', Proto-Germanic '*krammōną', Old English 'crimman', Icelandic 'kremja'.

Verbs referencing "cram"

Latin allegorizo, Italian gremire.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] at all in the ground; and the small churches and chapels are so prim, and bright, and highly varnished; that I almost believed the whole affair could be taken up piecemeal like a child 's toy, and crammed into a little box. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Schools may be erected, East, West, North, and South; pupils be taught, and masters reared, by scores upon scores of thousands; colleges may thrive, churches may be crammed, temperance may be diffused, and advancing knowledge in all other forms walk through the land with giant strides: but while the newspaper press of America is in, or near, its present abject state, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)