finish – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of finish

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to finish
Participle: finished
Gerund: finishing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ifinish
youfinish
he;she;itfinishes
wefinish
youfinish
theyfinish

Perfect

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

Past

Ifinished
youfinished
he;she;itfinished
wefinished
youfinished
theyfinished

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ifinish
youfinish
he;she;itfinish
wefinish
youfinish
theyfinish

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ifinished
youfinished
he;she;itfinished
wefinished
youfinished
theyfinished

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youfinish
weLet's finish
youfinish

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'finish'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'finish'

linish, minish, banish, famish, finch, finick, finify, fish, furnish, monish,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to put to death; to extinguish life.
annihilate, bag, bereave of life, blight, bring down, bury, cack, croak, crush, dash, deactivate, dead, demolish, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, do, do in, dust, eliminate, end, eradicate, exterminate, finish off, flatten, lay waste to, make a way with, mortify, neutralize, obliterate, off, pay off, pick off, polish off, punch someone's ticket, put an end to, put down, put out of one's misery, put six feet under, put to sleep, ravage, rub out, ruin, scotch, scupper, scuttle, send to eternity, send to hell, send to the grave, send to the great beyond, send to the next life, smash, smite, snuff, squash, stiff, take, take care of, take down, take out, terminate, terminate with extreme prejudice, kill, torpedo, waste, wipe out, wreck
To complete something
end
to cease an activity
call it quits, conclude, quit
conclude
cease, close, end, terminate, complete, consume
wax
polish, stain
accomplish
achieve, complete, do, execute, perform

Antonyms

accomplish
fail, relinquish, nullify, defeat

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1350, from O.Fr. finiss-, stem of finir, from L. finire "to limit, set bounds, end," from finis "boundary, limit, border, end," of unknown origin, perhaps related to figere "to fasten, fix" (see fix). The noun is first attested 1790. Finishing school is from 1836.
2. From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis (“end, limit, border, boundary”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Verbs referencing "finish"

Dutch finishen, Tok Pisin pinis, Tok Pisin pinisim.

Sample Sentences

  • The town is built on the side of a hill, the highest point being commanded by a strong fortress, not yet quite finished. Several streets of good breadth and appearance extend from its summit to the water-side, and are intersected by cross streets running parallel with the river. The houses are chiefly of wood. The [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] after our arrival, which was Sunday. I am afraid to say, by the way, how many offers of pews and seats in church for that morning were made to us, by formal note of invitation, before we had half finished our first dinner in America, but if I may be allowed to make a moderate guess, without going into nicer calculation, I should say that at least as many sittings were proffered us, as would have [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • In a portion of the building, set apart for that purpose, are work-shops for blind persons whose education is finished, and who have acquired a trade, but who cannot pursue it in an ordinary manufactory because of their deprivation. Several people were at work here; making brushes, mattresses, and so forth; and the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • She was seated in a little enclosure, made by school-desks and forms, writing her daily journal. But soon finishing this pursuit, she engaged in an animated conversation with a teacher who sat beside her. This was a favourite mistress with the poor pupil. If she could see the face of her fair instructress, she [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Just at present, however, Aunt Chloe is looking into the bake-pan; in which congenial operation we shall leave her till we finish our picture of the cottage. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] is this to him ? And in what walk of life, or dance of life, does man ever get such stimulating applause as thunders about him, when, having danced his partner off her feet, and himself too, he finishes by leaping gloriously on the bar-counter, and calling for something to drink, with the chuckle of a million of counterfeit Jim Crows, in one inimitable sound ! (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] on Long Island, or Rhode Island: I forget which. One of them is a Lunatic Asylum. The building is handsome; and is remarkable for a spacious and elegant staircase. The whole structure is not yet finished, but it is already one of considerable size and extent, and is capable of accommodating a very large number of patients. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • GENTLEMAN INSIDE (looking out ). ‘Why, what on airth—’ Gentleman receives a variety of splashes and draws his head in again, without finishing his question or waiting for an answer. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] is piling of it up, a little too mountainous, this is. ’ At the end of every one of these short sentences he turned upon his heel, and walked the other way; checking himself abruptly when he had finished another short sentence, and turning back again. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] was handed to him while he was in full tide of gay and successful conversation, in a whole room-full of company. He turned deadly pale when he saw the writing, but still preserved his composure, and finished the playful warfare of badinage which he was at the moment carrying on with a lady opposite; and, a short time after, was missed from the circle. In his room, alone, he opened and read the letter, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I finished four marathons. I still sleep with the blankie my grandma (The Wedding Party)