hand – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hand

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to hand in
Participle: handed in
Gerund: handing in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ihand in
youhand in
he;she;ithands in
wehand in
youhand in
theyhand in

Perfect

Ihave handed in
youhave handed in
he;she;ithas handed in
wehave handed in
youhave handed in
theyhave handed in

Past

Ihanded in
youhanded in
he;she;ithanded in
wehanded in
youhanded in
theyhanded in

Pluperfect

Ihad handed in
youhad handed in
he;she;ithad handed in
wehad handed in
youhad handed in
theyhad handed in

Future

Iwill hand in
youwill hand in
he;she;itwill hand in
wewill hand in
youwill hand in
theywill hand in

Future Perfect

Iwill have handed in
youwill have handed in
he;she;itwill have handed in
wewill have handed in
youwill have handed in
theywill have handed in

Subjunctive

Present

Ihand in
youhand in
he;she;ithand in
wehand in
youhand in
theyhand in

Perfect

Ihave handed in
youhave handed in
he;she;ithave handed in
wehave handed in
youhave handed in
theyhave handed in

Imperfect

Ihanded in
youhanded in
he;she;ithanded in
wehanded in
youhanded in
theyhanded in

Pluperfect

Ihad handed in
youhad handed in
he;she;ithad handed in
wehad handed in
youhad handed in
theyhad handed in

Conditional

Present

Iwould hand in
youwould hand in
he;she;itwould hand in
wewould hand in
youwould hand in
theywould hand in

Perfect

Iwould have handed in
youwould have handed in
he;she;itwould have handed in
wewould have handed in
youwould have handed in
theywould have handed in

Imperative

youhand in
weLet's hand in
youhand in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam handing in
youare handing in
he;she;itis handing in
weare handing in
youare handing in
theyare handing in

Perfect

Ihave been handing in
youhave been handing in
he;she;ithas been handing in
wehave been handing in
youhave been handing in
theyhave been handing in

Past

Iwas handing in
youwere handing in
he;she;itwas handing in
wewere handing in
youwere handing in
theywere handing in

Pluperfect

Ihad been handing in
youhad been handing in
he;she;ithad been handing in
wehad been handing in
youhad been handing in
theyhad been handing in

Future

Iwill be handing in
youwill be handing in
he;she;itwill be handing in
wewill be handing in
youwill be handing in
theywill be handing in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been handing in
youwill have been handing in
he;she;itwill have been handing in
wewill have been handing in
youwill have been handing in
theywill have been handing in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be handing in
youwould be handing in
he;she;itwould be handing in
wewould be handing in
youwould be handing in
theywould be handing in

Perfect

Iwould have been handing in
youwould have been handing in
he;she;itwould have been handing in
wewould have been handing in
youwould have been handing in
theywould have been handing in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'hand'

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 'hand'

and, band, fand, han, hang, hank, hard, hend, land, mand,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere
accord, assign, award, bestow, confer, contribute, deliver, do, donate, give, give away, grant, hand in, hand over, minister, pass, present, provide, turn in
deliver
bequeath, return, transfer, pass, assign, transmit

Antonyms

deliver
capture, restrain, confine, retain

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English handen, honden, from the noun (see above); and also from henden (> English hend), from Old English *hendan, ġehendan (“to seize by hand, grasp, hold”), from Proto-West Germanic *handijan, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną (“to take by hand, grasp”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian handa, henda (“to grasp, seize”), Middle Low German handen, henden (in derivatives), Dutch handen, henden (“to arrange, dispose, be handy”), Dutch overhandigen (“to hand, hand over”), Middle High German handen (“to cut, hew”), Middle High German henden (“to give hands to; take hold of, seize”), Old Norse henda (“to grasp, seize, take by hand”). See: English 'hend', Proto-Germanic '*handijaną', Dutch 'handen', Dutch 'overhandigen', Middle High German 'handen', Middle High German 'henden'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] Packing-cases, portmanteaus, carpet-bags, and boxes, are already passed from hand to hand, and hauled on board with breathless rapidity. The officers, smartly dressed, are at the gangway handing the passengers up the side, and hurrying the men. In five minutes ’ time, the little steamer is utterly deserted, and the packet is beset and over-run by its late freight, who instantly pervade the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of Home, a goblin postman, with a scarlet coat and bell, had come into that little kennel before me, broad awake in broad day, and, apologising for being damp through walking in the sea, had handed me a letter directed to myself, in familiar characters, I am certain I should not have felt one atom of astonishment: I should have been perfectly satisfied. If Neptune himself had walked in, with [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Then, on any article being handed to her, for instance, a pencil, or a watch, she would select the component letters, and arrange them on her board, and read them with apparent pleasure. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] that is made against them, by the boarders, or by any one else, is fully investigated; and if good ground of complaint be shown to exist against them, they are removed, and their occupation is handed over to some more deserving person. There are a few children employed in these factories, but not many. The laws of the State forbid their working more than nine months in the year, and require [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Every cell has double doors: the outer one of sturdy oak, the other of grated iron, wherein there is a trap through which his food is handed. He has a Bible, and a slate and pencil, and, under certain restrictions, has sometimes other books, provided for the purpose, and pen and ink and paper. His razor, plate, and can, and basin, hang [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Not that I know of, ” said the man. “ Chaw ? ” said the first speaker, handing the old gentleman a bit of his tobacco, with a decidedly brotherly air. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Now's your time, ” said Haley, taking the sleeping child up, and handing him to the stranger. “ Don't wake him up, and set him to crying, now; it would make a devil of a fuss with the gal. ” The man took the bundle carefully, and was soon lost in the crowd that went up [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘Will you try, ’ said my opposite neighbour, handing me a dish of potatoes, broken up in milk and butter, ‘will you try some of these fixings ? ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ All right, ” said Haley, his face beaming with delight; and pulling out an old inkhorn, he proceeded to fill out a bill of sale, which, in a few moments, he handed to the young man. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] their honeymoon, and entertaining a brilliant circle of friends in their splendid villa, near Lake Pontchartrain, when, one day, a letter was brought to him in _that_ well-remembered writing. It 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 [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I 'm sorry, son. Life handed him many challenges, and through that pain, he was able to grow (The Golden Voice)
  • You came in empty handed ! Did you want me to come in dancing ? (Hoy Maharaja)