nag – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of nag

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to nag
Participle: nagged
Gerund: nagging

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of nag

Indicative

Present

Inag
younag
he;she;itnags
wenag
younag
theynag

Perfect

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

Past

Inagged
younagged
he;she;itnagged
wenagged
younagged
theynagged

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Inag
younag
he;she;itnag
wenag
younag
theynag

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Inagged
younagged
he;she;itnagged
wenagged
younagged
theynagged

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

younag
weLet's nag
younag

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'nag'

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 'nag'

bag, dag, fag, gag, gnag, hag, jag, knag, lag, mag,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
bellyache, bleat, carp, chunter, complain, crab, croak, dump on, frine, girn, give out, grotch, gruntle, harp, inveigh, make a stink, murmur, nark, rail, repine, ride, snivel
pester
annoy, badger, harass, demand, harry, bother, hector, importune

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. "annoy by scolding," 1828, originally a dialectal word, probably ultimately from a Scand. source (cf. O.N. gnaga "to complain," lit. "to bite, gnaw," dial. Swed. and Norw. nagga "to gnaw") related to O.E. gnagan "to gnaw" (see gnaw).
2. Probably from a North Germanic source; compare Swedish nagga (“to gnaw, grumble”), Danish nage (“to nag, bother”), Icelandic nagga (“to complain”).
3. Compare typologically fret, Bulgarian глождя (gloždja), Russian глода́ть (glodátʹ), грызть (gryztʹ), по́едом есть (pójedom jestʹ), е́дкий (jédkij). See: Swedish 'nagga', Danish 'nage', Icelandic 'nagga'.

Verbs referencing "nag"

German, old spelling nagen.

Sample Sentences

  • The room is never cleaned, so her mother nags and nags until she explodes with frustration and threatens to sell her to the lowest bidder. [2006, Jerry Day, How to Raise Kids You Want to Keep, →ISBN:]
  • Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda! (From Amanda! by Robin Klein)
  • The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
  • I guess it happens all the time in crime stories where the detective suddenly remembers a bit of conversation that nags him in some way, then for some inexplicable reason, it's just right there in front of you, like a sign pointing 'here! [2010, John David Wells, Diamonds of Affection and Other Stories, →ISBN, page 100:]
  • Sometimes I write because there is a question that nags at me, sometimes because there is a question that nags at other people. [2010, John Goldingay, Key Questions about Christian Faith: Old Testament Answers, →ISBN:]
  • You are sleeping on your side in the bed in your flat, heavily embroiled in a dream which sucks and nags at you and makes no sense; an old primary school teacher is there and a cat you have to take to a supermarket; you are in a canoe. [2013, Ra Page, L.E. Yates, Ann Winter, Parenthesis: A New Generation in Short Fiction:]
  • But at night, around the uncertain edge of dreams, and when the wind nags, there are few whom an odd sound will not thrill [1999, Tim Parks, Adultery and Other Diversions, →ISBN:]
  • When a breeze comes up and nags the surface, it sparkles like a gemstone. [2013, Tina Egnoski, Perishables, →ISBN:]
  • We are well accustomed as we look out upon Nature at close range to see great creatures harrassed^([sic]) by little creatures. The lot of each big one seems to be in the keeping of some little one, which never quits it, nags it, stings it, wears it out, drives it desperate, makes life somewhat a burden to it and death somewhat a relief. [2014, James Lane Allen, The Last Christmas Tree: An Idyl of Immortality, →ISBN, page 8:]
  • a nagging pain in his left knee
  • a nagging north wind