fay – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fay

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fay
Participle: fayed
Gerund: faying

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of fay

Indicative

Present

Ifay
youfay
he;she;itfays
wefay
youfay
theyfay

Perfect

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

Past

Ifayed
youfayed
he;she;itfayed
wefayed
youfayed
theyfayed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ifay
youfay
he;she;itfay
wefay
youfay
theyfay

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ifayed
youfayed
he;she;itfayed
wefayed
youfayed
theyfayed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youfay
weLet's fay
youfay

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'fay'

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 'fay'

bay, day, fab, fag, fan, fap, fat, fav, fax, fey,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to combine more than one item into one
accouple, affix, associate, attach, bewed, bind, clasp, clinch, combine, conglomerate, conglutinate, conjoin, connect, couple, entwine, fix, graft, hitch, hook, inosculate, interlink, join, joint, knit, knot, link, marry, put together, splice, unite, wed, yoke
to join or unite closely
join

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English feyen, feien, from Old English fēġan (“to join, unite”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōgijaną (“to join”), from *fōgō (“joint, slot”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). Akin to Saterland Frisian fougje (“to join, add”), West Frisian foegje (“to join, add”), Dutch voegen (“to add, place”), German Low German fögen (“to join, add”), German fügen (“to connect”), Old English fōn (“to catch”). More at fang. See: Proto-Germanic '*fōgijaną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'fougje', Dutch 'voegen', German, old spelling 'fügen'.

Verbs referencing "fay"

German, old spelling fügen, Swedish foga, Danish føje.

Sample Sentences

  • I have a strip cutter and I can cut the exact widths I need to fit, they are easy to fay together and attach very firmly to the bulkheads. [Model Shipbuilders, 2010]