perfect – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of perfect

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to perfect
Participle: perfected
Gerund: perfecting

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iperfect
youperfect
he;she;itperfects
weperfect
youperfect
theyperfect

Perfect

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

Past

Iperfected
youperfected
he;she;itperfected
weperfected
youperfected
theyperfected

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iperfect
youperfect
he;she;itperfect
weperfect
youperfect
theyperfect

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iperfected
youperfected
he;she;itperfected
weperfected
youperfected
theyperfected

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youperfect
weLet's perfect
youperfect

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'perfect'

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 'perfect'

defect, effect, erect, imperfect, peract, pervert, porrect, profect, refect, unperfect,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accomplish
fulfill, achieve, complete, consummate, finish

Antonyms

accomplish
fail, relinquish, nullify, defeat

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From perfect (adjective).

Sample Sentences

  • [...] with both his past and present course; and one thing he did, soon after his return to New Orleans, and that was to commence the legal steps necessary to Tom's emancipation, which was to be perfected as soon as he could get through the necessary formalities. Meantime, he attached himself to Tom more and more, every day. In all the wide world, there was nothing that seemed to remind him so much [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] one thing I wanted to speak with you about, ” said Miss Ophelia. “ Augustine promised Tom his liberty, and began the legal forms necessary to it. I hope you will use your influence to have it perfected. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)