purr – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of purr

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to purr
Participle: purred
Gerund: purring

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipurr
youpurr
he;she;itpurrs
wepurr
youpurr
theypurr

Perfect

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

Past

Ipurred
youpurred
he;she;itpurred
wepurred
youpurred
theypurred

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ipurr
youpurr
he;she;itpurr
wepurr
youpurr
theypurr

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ipurred
youpurred
he;she;itpurred
wepurred
youpurred
theypurred

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpurr
weLet's purr
youpurr

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'purr'

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 'purr'

burr, curr, hurr, murr, pur, pure, purl, arr, birr, blurr,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Sample Sentences

  • There was no one at home but a black cat, who was sitting quite content and purring on the hearth[.] [1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 278:]
  • "This is Cindy," she purred again, flashing a smile of perfect white teeth surrounded by full red lips. [2008, C. E. Osborne, Black Gold Death in the Sun, page 12:]
  • He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck.
  • No woman receiving her first mink would ever put it directly into storage. She would try it on and purr over it. [1971, Donald J. Sobol, More Two-Minute Mysteries, page 36:]
  • Beverly passed the city limits sign with the Porsche's motor purring contentedly after its two hundred and fifty-mile romp. [2001, E. C. Craver, Last Reunion, page 159:]