plague – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of plague

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to plague
Participle: plagued
Gerund: plaguing

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of plague

Indicative

Present

Iplague
youplague
he;she;itplagues
weplague
youplague
theyplague

Perfect

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

Past

Iplagued
youplagued
he;she;itplagued
weplagued
youplagued
theyplagued

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iplague
youplague
he;she;itplague
weplague
youplague
theyplague

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iplagued
youplagued
he;she;itplagued
weplagued
youplagued
theyplagued

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youplague
weLet's plague
youplague

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'plague'

ague, feague, lage, league, page, place, plane, plate, plaud, progue,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

harass
annoy, badger, disturb, fret, harry, hector, irritate, pester

Antonyms

harass
comfort, cheer, console, compose

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1382, "affliction, calamity, evil, scourge," also "malignant disease," from M.Fr. plague, from L.L. plaga, used in Vulgate for "pestilence," from L. plaga "stroke, wound," probably from root of plangere "to strike, lament (by beating the breast)," from or cognate with Gk. (Doric) plaga "blow," from PIE *plag- "hit" (cf. O.E. flocan "to strike, beat," Goth. flokan "to bewail," Ger. fluchen, O.Fris. floka "to curse"). O.Ir. plag (gen. plaige) "plague, pestilence" is from L. Specifically in ref. to "bubonic plague" from 1601. The verb is from 1481; in the sense of "bother, annoy" it is first recorded 1594. Plaguey "vexatious" is attested from 1615.
2. From Middle English plage, borrowed from Old French plage, from Latin plāga (“blow, wound”), from plangō (“to strike”). Cognate with Middle Dutch plāghe (> Dutch plaag), plāghen (> Dutch plagen); Middle Low German plāge; Middle High German plāge, pflāge (> German Plage); plāgen (> German plagen); Swedish plåga; French plaie, Occitan plaga. Doublet of plaga. Displaced native Old English wōl. See: Dutch 'plagen', German, old spelling 'plagen', Swedish 'plåga'.

Verbs referencing "plague"

German, old spelling plagen, Luxembourgish ploen.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well-nigh slipped. For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They are not in trouble like other men, neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore, pride compasseth them as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with fatness; they have more than heart could wish. They are corrupt, and speak [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ O, bother ! don't plague me, Emily ! — I can't tell exactly. I know somewhere about what things are likely to be; but there's no trimming and squaring my affairs, as Chloe trims crust off her pies. You don't know anything [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ What's the case now ? ” asked Augustine. “ The case is, that I cannot be plagued with this child, any longer ! It's past all bearing; flesh and blood cannot endure it ! Here, I locked her up, and gave her a hymn to study; and what does she do, but spy out where I put my key, and [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)