limp – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of limp

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to limp
Participle: limped
Gerund: limping

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of limp

Indicative

Present

Ilimp
youlimp
he;she;itlimps
welimp
youlimp
theylimp

Perfect

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

Past

Ilimped
youlimped
he;she;itlimped
welimped
youlimped
theylimped

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ilimp
youlimp
he;she;itlimp
welimp
youlimp
theylimp

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ilimped
youlimped
he;she;itlimped
welimped
youlimped
theylimped

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youlimp
weLet's limp
youlimp

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'limp'

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 'limp'

blimp, flimp, gimp, imp, lamp, limb, lime, limn, lip, lisp,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1400, of uncertain origin, probably from O.E. lemphealt "halting, lame, limping," which has a lone cognate in the rare M.H.G. limphin, and probably ult. is from PIE base *lomb- "slack, loose, to hang down" (cf. Skt. lambate "hangs down," L. limbus "hem, border," M.H.G. lampen "to hang down").
2. From Middle English limpen (“to fall short”), from Old English limpan, from Proto-West Germanic *limpan, from Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to hang down”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lemb-, *(s)lembʰ- (“to hang loosely, hang limply”).
3. Cognate with Low German lumpen (“to limp”), Middle High German limpfen (“to hobble, limp”), dialectal German lampen (“to hang down loosely”), Icelandic limpa (“limpness, weakness”). See: Old English 'limpan', Proto-Germanic '*limpaną', Low Saxon 'lumpen', Middle High German 'limpfen', German, old spelling 'lampen', Icelandic 'limpa'.

Verbs referencing "limp"

Sanskrit लम्बते, Sanskrit रम्बते.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] just ready to drop down, and the critters all in a reek of sweat. Why, Mas’r won't think of startin ’ on now till arter dinner. Mas’r's hoss wants rubben down; see how he splashed hisself; and Jerry limps too; don't think Missis would be willin ’ to have us start dis yer way, no how. Lord bless you, Mas’r, we can ketch up, if we do stop. Lizy never was no great of a walker. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)