potter – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of potter

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to potter
Participle: pottered
Gerund: pottering

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of potter

Indicative

Present

I	potter
you	potter
he;she;it	potters
we	potter
you	potter
they	potter

Perfect

I	have pottered
you	have pottered
he;she;it	has pottered
we	have pottered
you	have pottered
they	have pottered

Past

I	pottered
you	pottered
he;she;it	pottered
we	pottered
you	pottered
they	pottered

Pluperfect

I	had pottered
you	had pottered
he;she;it	had pottered
we	had pottered
you	had pottered
they	had pottered

Future

I	will potter
you	will potter
he;she;it	will potter
we	will potter
you	will potter
they	will potter

Future Perfect

I	will have pottered
you	will have pottered
he;she;it	will have pottered
we	will have pottered
you	will have pottered
they	will have pottered

Subjunctive

Present

I	potter
you	potter
he;she;it	potter
we	potter
you	potter
they	potter

Perfect

I	have pottered
you	have pottered
he;she;it	have pottered
we	have pottered
you	have pottered
they	have pottered

Imperfect

I	pottered
you	pottered
he;she;it	pottered
we	pottered
you	pottered
they	pottered

Pluperfect

I	had pottered
you	had pottered
he;she;it	had pottered
we	had pottered
you	had pottered
they	had pottered

Conditional

Present

I	would potter
you	would potter
he;she;it	would potter
we	would potter
you	would potter
they	would potter

Perfect

I	would have pottered
you	would have pottered
he;she;it	would have pottered
we	would have pottered
you	would have pottered
they	would have pottered

Imperative

you	potter
we	Let's potter
you	potter

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

I	am pottering
you	are pottering
he;she;it	is pottering
we	are pottering
you	are pottering
they	are pottering

Perfect

I	have been pottering
you	have been pottering
he;she;it	has been pottering
we	have been pottering
you	have been pottering
they	have been pottering

Past

I	was pottering
you	were pottering
he;she;it	was pottering
we	were pottering
you	were pottering
they	were pottering

Pluperfect

I	had been pottering
you	had been pottering
he;she;it	had been pottering
we	had been pottering
you	had been pottering
they	had been pottering

Future

I	will be pottering
you	will be pottering
he;she;it	will be pottering
we	will be pottering
you	will be pottering
they	will be pottering

Future Perfect

I	will have been pottering
you	will have been pottering
he;she;it	will have been pottering
we	will have been pottering
you	will have been pottering
they	will have been pottering

Conditional

Present

I	would be pottering
you	would be pottering
he;she;it	would be pottering
we	would be pottering
you	would be pottering
they	would be pottering

Perfect

I	would have been pottering
you	would have been pottering
he;she;it	would have been pottering
we	would have been pottering
you	would have been pottering
they	would have been pottering

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'potter'

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 'potter'

cotter, hotter, patter, pitter, plotter, porter, poster, pother, powter, putter,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dabble: tinker, fiddle, play, putter, toy, trifle, busy

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Frequentative of pote, equivalent to pote + -er. Cognate with Dutch poteren, peuteren (“to poke, pry, search”). See: Dutch 'poteren'.

Verbs referencing "potter"

English pother.

Sample Sentences

He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time. [1923, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter II, in Leave It to Psmith:]
"We love our little diesel trains. They potter up and down. They break down. The C6 overhaul is only a temporary answer. By the time they are replaced, they will be 45 years old. [2026 February 18, Paul Clifton, “West of England Line problems laid bare”, in RAIL, number 1055, page 7:]