replace – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of replace

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to replace
Participle: replaced
Gerund: replacing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ireplace
youreplace
he;she;itreplaces
wereplace
youreplace
theyreplace

Perfect

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

Past

Ireplaced
youreplaced
he;she;itreplaced
wereplaced
youreplaced
theyreplaced

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ireplace
youreplace
he;she;itreplace
wereplace
youreplace
theyreplace

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ireplaced
youreplaced
he;she;itreplaced
wereplaced
youreplaced
theyreplaced

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youreplace
weLet's replace
youreplace

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'replace'

preplace, relace, repace, replate, belace, deplane, emplace, enlace, place, rebrace,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to supply or substitute an equivalent for
switch
to replace something with something else
commute, counterchange, exchange, interchange, shift, substitute, swap, switch, transpose
substitute
supplant, succeed, supersede
restore
replenish, refund, reinstate, return, repay

Antonyms

restore
ruin, destroy, raze, break

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1595, "to restore to a previous place," from re- "back, again" + place (v.) (q.v.). Meaning "to take the place of" is recorded from 1733. Replacement "act or fact of being replaced" is from 1790; meaning "something that replaces another" is attested from 1894.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Italic *wre-
4. Latin re-der.
5. Old French re-bor.
6. Middle English re-
7. English re-
8. English place
9. English replace
10. From re- + place.

Verbs referencing "replace"

Ido remplasar.

Sample Sentences

  • When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
  • The earl...was replaced in his government. [1622, Francis Bacon, History of the Reign of King Henry VII:]
  • Network Rail doesn't expect the line through Carmont to open for around a month, as it faces the mammoth task of recovering the two power cars and four coaches from ScotRail's wrecked train, repairing bridge 325, stabilising earthworks around the landslip, and replacing the track. [2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, in Rail, page 10:]
  • You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
  • 'Of course I should like to replace the damage,' said the delinquent. [1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:]
  • I replaced my car with a newer model.
  • The batteries were dead so I replaced them.
  • Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury. [2012 September 20, Andrew Brown, “Archbishop of Canterbury succession race begins in earnest”, in The Guardian (online):]
  • Perplexed, Wheeler continues to play for a moment or two, keeping to his own internal time. But after another moment it becomes clear that something is wrong, something which everybody can see but him. He steals a glance up from his instrument, and finds that Luján is staring at him. In fact, every musician in the orchestra is staring at him, all of them wearing the same expression of stony, barely-contained ang—
  • They've been replaced. [2019 April 10, qntm, “CASE HATE RED”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 137:]
  • This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
  • This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration. [1845, William Whewell, The Elements of Morality: Including Polity:]
  • So my love, I dare say to you / Let's hold on fast to a love that's really true / The thought of losing you could never be erased / The love that I once knew could never be replaced [1974, Gloria Scott, “Just as Long as We're Together”:]
  • During the bench press, it is prohibited in any federation to lift your butt from contact with the bench after you have started a bona fide attempt to perform the lift. Once you unrack the bar and begin descending it to your chest, your butt must stay in contact with the bench until you replace the bar on the rack. [2022 February 2, Adam Gardner, “Why Do Powerlifters Wear Singlets? (5 Reasons Explained)”, in Avi Silberberg, editor, Powerlifting Technique:]