resume – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of resume

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to resume
Participle: resumed
Gerund: resuming

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iresume
youresume
he;she;itresumes
weresume
youresume
theyresume

Perfect

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

Past

Iresumed
youresumed
he;she;itresumed
weresumed
youresumed
theyresumed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iresume
youresume
he;she;itresume
weresume
youresume
theyresume

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iresumed
youresumed
he;she;itresumed
weresumed
youresumed
theyresumed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youresume
weLet's resume
youresume

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'resume'

desume, presume, relume, resue, resum, absume, assume, despume, insume, re-use,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sustain
hold, maintain, keep, continue, preserve, protract, proceed

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman resumer, Middle French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere (“to take”). See: Middle French 'resumer', Latin 'resumere'.

Verbs referencing "resume"

Esperanto resumi.

Sample Sentences

  • ‘But you are resigned now ! ’ said one of the gentlemen after a short pause, during which he had resumed his former manner. He answered with a sigh that seemed quite reckless in its hopelessness, ‘Oh yes, oh yes ! I am resigned to it. ’ ‘And are a better man, you think ? ’ ‘Well, I hope so: I 'm sure [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Why, now, stranger, what's that for ? ” said mine host. “ I'd do it all the same to the writer of that ar paper, if he was here, ” said the long man, coolly resuming his old employment of cutting tobacco. “ Any man that owns a boy like that, and can't find any better way o ’ treating on him, _deserves_ to lose him. Such papers as these is a shame to Kentucky; [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] in. They telled me she was a good cook; and they can use her for that, or set her at the cotton-picking. She's got the right fingers for that; I looked at ’ em. Sell well, either way; ” and Haley resumed his cigar. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Haley and the stranger smoked a while in silence, neither seeming willing to broach the test question of the interview. At last the man resumed: (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] beautiful,—I like to do everything quietly,—I hates all kind of agitation and fluster. ” And so, after a transfer of certain bills had passed from the man's pocket-book to the trader 's, he resumed his cigar. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • We rested but one day at Cincinnati, and then resumed our journey to Sandusky. As it comprised two varieties of stage-coach travelling, which, with those I have already glanced at, comprehend the main characteristics of this mode of transit in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] these things in myself, and it would take from me the comfort of respecting her; and it really is a comfort, in this world, to have anything one can respect. In short, you see, ” said he, suddenly resuming his gay tone, “ all I want is that different things be kept in different boxes. The whole frame-work of society, both in Europe and America, is made up of various things which will not stand the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Eva soon found herself much better. Her father and uncle resumed their game, and the children were left together. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Tom silently resumed his task; but the woman, before at the last point of exhaustion, fainted. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [birds tweeting] [ piano music resumes ] [cat meows] [ piano music resumes ] (How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies)