pinch-hit – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pinch-hit

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pinch-hit
Participle: pinch-hit
Gerund: pinch-hitting

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipinch-hit
youpinch-hit
he;she;itpinch-hits
wepinch-hit
youpinch-hit
theypinch-hit

Perfect

Ihave pinch-hit
youhave pinch-hit
he;she;ithas pinch-hit
wehave pinch-hit
youhave pinch-hit
theyhave pinch-hit

Past

Ipinch-hit
youpinch-hit
he;she;itpinch-hit
wepinch-hit
youpinch-hit
theypinch-hit

Pluperfect

Ihad pinch-hit
youhad pinch-hit
he;she;ithad pinch-hit
wehad pinch-hit
youhad pinch-hit
theyhad pinch-hit

Future

Iwill pinch-hit
youwill pinch-hit
he;she;itwill pinch-hit
wewill pinch-hit
youwill pinch-hit
theywill pinch-hit

Future Perfect

Iwill have pinch-hit
youwill have pinch-hit
he;she;itwill have pinch-hit
wewill have pinch-hit
youwill have pinch-hit
theywill have pinch-hit

Subjunctive

Present

Ipinch-hit
youpinch-hit
he;she;itpinch-hit
wepinch-hit
youpinch-hit
theypinch-hit

Perfect

Ihave pinch-hit
youhave pinch-hit
he;she;ithave pinch-hit
wehave pinch-hit
youhave pinch-hit
theyhave pinch-hit

Imperfect

Ipinch-hit
youpinch-hit
he;she;itpinch-hit
wepinch-hit
youpinch-hit
theypinch-hit

Pluperfect

Ihad pinch-hit
youhad pinch-hit
he;she;ithad pinch-hit
wehad pinch-hit
youhad pinch-hit
theyhad pinch-hit

Conditional

Present

Iwould pinch-hit
youwould pinch-hit
he;she;itwould pinch-hit
wewould pinch-hit
youwould pinch-hit
theywould pinch-hit

Perfect

Iwould have pinch-hit
youwould have pinch-hit
he;she;itwould have pinch-hit
wewould have pinch-hit
youwould have pinch-hit
theywould have pinch-hit

Imperative

youpinch-hit
weLet's pinch-hit
youpinch-hit

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam pinch-hitting
youare pinch-hitting
he;she;itis pinch-hitting
weare pinch-hitting
youare pinch-hitting
theyare pinch-hitting

Perfect

Ihave been pinch-hitting
youhave been pinch-hitting
he;she;ithas been pinch-hitting
wehave been pinch-hitting
youhave been pinch-hitting
theyhave been pinch-hitting

Past

Iwas pinch-hitting
youwere pinch-hitting
he;she;itwas pinch-hitting
wewere pinch-hitting
youwere pinch-hitting
theywere pinch-hitting

Pluperfect

Ihad been pinch-hitting
youhad been pinch-hitting
he;she;ithad been pinch-hitting
wehad been pinch-hitting
youhad been pinch-hitting
theyhad been pinch-hitting

Future

Iwill be pinch-hitting
youwill be pinch-hitting
he;she;itwill be pinch-hitting
wewill be pinch-hitting
youwill be pinch-hitting
theywill be pinch-hitting

Future Perfect

Iwill have been pinch-hitting
youwill have been pinch-hitting
he;she;itwill have been pinch-hitting
wewill have been pinch-hitting
youwill have been pinch-hitting
theywill have been pinch-hitting

Conditional

Present

Iwould be pinch-hitting
youwould be pinch-hitting
he;she;itwould be pinch-hitting
wewould be pinch-hitting
youwould be pinch-hitting
theywould be pinch-hitting

Perfect

Iwould have been pinch-hitting
youwould have been pinch-hitting
he;she;itwould have been pinch-hitting
wewould have been pinch-hitting
youwould have been pinch-hitting
theywould have been pinch-hitting

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'pinch-hit'

beset, broadcast, burst, bust, cost, crosscut, cut, forecast, hit, hurt, inset, let, misread, overset, overspread, put, read, rebroadcast, recut, relet, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

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Etymology

Sample Sentences

  • Jones pinch-hit for Smith in the sixth.
  • “Some people think that pitchers aren't complete athletes and some of them maybe weren't, but others were, so I think you'd remember Red Ruffing who used to pinch‐hit all the time, sometimes for outfielders, even though he was as complete a pitcher there was. […]” If he is wrong, however, and designated hitting does turn out to be a good thing, pinch‐hitting as now understood will become a thing of the past. [1973 January 4, Wells Twombly, “Now the 10th man”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2022:]
  • Tigers manager A.J. Hinch had just inserted Zack Short to pinch-hit for Akil Baddoo, the type of chess-match move Hinch is making more than ever this season. [2023 May 26, Cody Stavenhagen, “A.J. Hinch is managing with confidence as the Tigers hang tight in the AL Central”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025:]
  • Jones pinch-hit for Smith during today's presentation.