share – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of share

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to share
Participle: shared
Gerund: sharing

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of share

Indicative

Present

Ishare
youshare
he;she;itshares
weshare
youshare
theyshare

Perfect

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

Past

Ishared
youshared
he;she;itshared
weshared
youshared
theyshared

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ishare
youshare
he;she;itshare
weshare
youshare
theyshare

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ishared
youshared
he;she;itshared
weshared
youshared
theyshared

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youshare
weLet's share
youshare

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'share'

chare, hare, scare, shade, shake, shale, shame, shard, shark, sharp,

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1586, to apportion to someone as his share," from share (n.1). Meaning "to divide one's own and give part to others" is recorded from 1592.
2. From Middle English schare, schere, from Old English sċearu (“a cutting, shaving, a shearing, tonsure, part, division, share”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“a division, detachment”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut, divide”).
3. Cognate with Saterland Frisian skar, sker (“a share in a communal pasture”), Dutch schare (“share in property”), German Schar (“band, troop, party, company”), Icelandic skor (“department”). Compare shard, shear. Doublet of eschel.

Verbs referencing "share"

Norwegian, nynorsk skare, Armenian շեյրել, Thai แชร์, Maltese xxerja, German, old spelling sharen.

Sample Sentences

  • “ I 'm sorry you feel so about it,—indeed I am, ” said Mr. Shelby; “ and I respect your feelings, too, though I don't pretend to share them to their full extent; but I tell you now, solemnly, it's of no use—I can't help myself. I didn't mean to tell you this Emily; but, in plain words, there is no choice between selling these two [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] men. One crossed the sea alone, and working very hard for one half year, and living harder, saved funds enough to bring the other out. That done, they worked together side by side, contentedly sharing hard labour and hard living for another term, and then their sisters came, and then another brother, and lastly, their old mother. And what now? Why, the poor old crone is restless in a strange [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] old, that mighty oaks and other forest trees have struck their roots into its earth; and so high, that it is a hill, even among the hills that Nature planted round it. The very river, as though it shared one 's feelings of compassion for the extinct tribes who lived so pleasantly here, in their blessed ignorance of white existence, hundreds of years ago, steals out of its way to ripple near this [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and imperceptibly the strange, silent, patient man, who was ready to bear every one's burden, and sought help from none,—who stood aside for all, and came last, and took least, yet was foremost to share his little all with any who needed,—the man who, in cold nights, would give up his tattered blanket to add to the comfort of some woman who shivered with sickness, and who filled the baskets of the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • After a day or two, Madame de Thoux told her brother more particularly of her affairs. The death of her husband had left her an ample fortune, which she generously offered to share with the family. When she asked George what way she could best apply it for him, he answered, “ Give me an education, Emily; that has always been my heart's desire. Then, I can do all the rest. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)