shoot – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of shoot

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to shoot first and ask questions later
Participle: shot first and ask questions later
Gerund: shooting first and ask questions later

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ishoot first and ask questions later
youshoot first and ask questions later
he;she;itshoots first and ask questions later
weshoot first and ask questions later
youshoot first and ask questions later
theyshoot first and ask questions later

Perfect

Ihave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youhave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
he;she;ithas shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
wehave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youhave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
theyhave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later

Past

Ishot first and ask questions later
youshot first and ask questions later
he;she;itshot first and ask questions later
weshot first and ask questions later
youshot first and ask questions later
theyshot first and ask questions later

Pluperfect

Ihad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youhad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
he;she;ithad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
wehad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youhad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
theyhad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later

Future

Iwill shoot first and ask questions later
youwill shoot first and ask questions later
he;she;itwill shoot first and ask questions later
wewill shoot first and ask questions later
youwill shoot first and ask questions later
theywill shoot first and ask questions later

Future Perfect

Iwill have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youwill have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
he;she;itwill have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
wewill have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youwill have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
theywill have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later

Subjunctive

Present

Ishoot first and ask questions later
youshoot first and ask questions later
he;she;itshoot first and ask questions later
weshoot first and ask questions later
youshoot first and ask questions later
theyshoot first and ask questions later

Perfect

Ihave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youhave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
he;she;ithave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
wehave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youhave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
theyhave shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later

Imperfect

Ishot first and ask questions later
youshot first and ask questions later
he;she;itshot first and ask questions later
weshot first and ask questions later
youshot first and ask questions later
theyshot first and ask questions later

Pluperfect

Ihad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youhad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
he;she;ithad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
wehad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youhad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
theyhad shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later

Conditional

Present

Iwould shoot first and ask questions later
youwould shoot first and ask questions later
he;she;itwould shoot first and ask questions later
wewould shoot first and ask questions later
youwould shoot first and ask questions later
theywould shoot first and ask questions later

Perfect

Iwould have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youwould have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
he;she;itwould have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
wewould have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
youwould have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later
theywould have shotten (E) first and ask questions later; shot first and ask questions later

Imperative

youshoot first and ask questions later
weLet's shoot first and ask questions later
youshoot first and ask questions later

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam shooting first and ask questions later
youare shooting first and ask questions later
he;she;itis shooting first and ask questions later
weare shooting first and ask questions later
youare shooting first and ask questions later
theyare shooting first and ask questions later

Perfect

Ihave been shooting first and ask questions later
youhave been shooting first and ask questions later
he;she;ithas been shooting first and ask questions later
wehave been shooting first and ask questions later
youhave been shooting first and ask questions later
theyhave been shooting first and ask questions later

Past

Iwas shooting first and ask questions later
youwere shooting first and ask questions later
he;she;itwas shooting first and ask questions later
wewere shooting first and ask questions later
youwere shooting first and ask questions later
theywere shooting first and ask questions later

Pluperfect

Ihad been shooting first and ask questions later
youhad been shooting first and ask questions later
he;she;ithad been shooting first and ask questions later
wehad been shooting first and ask questions later
youhad been shooting first and ask questions later
theyhad been shooting first and ask questions later

Future

Iwill be shooting first and ask questions later
youwill be shooting first and ask questions later
he;she;itwill be shooting first and ask questions later
wewill be shooting first and ask questions later
youwill be shooting first and ask questions later
theywill be shooting first and ask questions later

Future Perfect

Iwill have been shooting first and ask questions later
youwill have been shooting first and ask questions later
he;she;itwill have been shooting first and ask questions later
wewill have been shooting first and ask questions later
youwill have been shooting first and ask questions later
theywill have been shooting first and ask questions later

Conditional

Present

Iwould be shooting first and ask questions later
youwould be shooting first and ask questions later
he;she;itwould be shooting first and ask questions later
wewould be shooting first and ask questions later
youwould be shooting first and ask questions later
theywould be shooting first and ask questions later

Perfect

Iwould have been shooting first and ask questions later
youwould have been shooting first and ask questions later
he;she;itwould have been shooting first and ask questions later
wewould have been shooting first and ask questions later
youwould have been shooting first and ask questions later
theywould have been shooting first and ask questions later

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

transitive|shoot
fire
fire
blast, discharge, ignite, bombard, torpedo, barrage, rake, expel
rush
hasten, hurry, run, dash, dart
execute
murder, kill, dispatch
ask
question, inquire, solicit, request

Antonyms

execute
fail, quit, abandon
ask
refuse, reject, deny, decline

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. sceotan "to shoot" (class II strong verb; past tense sceat, pp. scoten), from P.Gmc. *skeutanan (cf. O.S. skiotan, O.N. skjota, O.Fris. skiata, Du. schieten, Ger. schießen), from PIE base *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project" (cf. Skt. skundate "hastens, makes haste," O.C.S. iskydati "to throw out," Lith. skudrus "quick, nimble"). Meanings "send forth swiftly" and "wound with missiles" were in O.E. In ref. to pool playing, the verb is attested from 1926. Meaning "to inject by means of a hypodermic needle" is attested from 1914. Meaning "photograph" (especially a movie) is from 1890. As an interjection, an arbitrary euphemistic alteration of shit, it is recorded from 1934. Shooting star first recorded 1593. Shoot the breeze "chat" first recorded 1941. Shoot to kill first attested 1867.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-
4. Proto-Indo-European *-eti
5. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti?
6. Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.?
7. Proto-Germanic *skeutaną
8. Proto-West Germanic *skeutan
9. Old English sċēotan
10. Middle English schoten
11. English shoot
12. Inherited from Middle English scheten, schoten, from Old English scēotan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeutan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwd-e-ti, thematic present of *(s)kewd- (“to shoot, throw”).
13. Cognates
14. Cognate with West Frisian sjitte, Low German scheten, Dutch schieten, German schießen, Danish skyde, Norwegian Bokmål skyte, Norwegian Nynorsk skyta, Swedish skjuta; and also, through Indo-European, with Russian кида́ть (kidátʹ), Albanian hedh (“to throw, toss”), Persian چست (čost, “quick, active”), Lithuanian skudrùs. See: Proto-Germanic '*skeutaną', Low Saxon 'scheten', Dutch 'schieten', German, old spelling 'schießen', Danish 'skyde', Norwegian 'skyte', Norwegian, nynorsk 'skyta', Swedish 'skjuta', Russian 'кида́ть', Albanian 'hedh'.

Verbs referencing "shoot"

Vietnamese sút, German, old spelling schießen, Spanish chutar, Russian кидать, Alemannic German schieße, German, Pennsylvania schiesse, Albanian hedh, Luxembourgish schéissen, Cebuano siyot, Norwegian, nynorsk skyta, Proto-Slavic kydati, Proto-Slavic sovati, Valencian xutar, Czech čutat.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] is painted ‘WHEN THE BELL RINGS, LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE. ’ On it whirls headlong, dives through the woods again, emerges in the light, clatters over frail arches, rumbles upon the heavy ground, shoots beneath a wooden bridge which intercepts the light for a second like a wink, suddenly awakens all the slumbering echoes in the main street of a large town, and dashes on haphazard, pell-mell, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Diedrich Knickerbocker 's History. We were now in a narrow channel, with sloping banks on either side, besprinkled with pleasant villas, and made refreshing to the sight by turf and trees. Soon we shot in quick succession, past a light-house; a madhouse (how the lunatics flung up their caps and roared in sympathy with the headlong engine and the driving tide ! ); a jail; and other buildings: and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ You won't shoot me, now, Mary, if I say I do ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] enough too, to see an honourable gentleman leaning back in his tilted chair with his legs on the desk before him, shaping a convenient ‘plug ’ with his penknife, and when it is quite ready for use, shooting the old one from his mouth, as from a pop-gun, and clapping the new one in its place. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] by him, rose up immediately before his startled eyes, ghostly with damp mud. Never was pig 's whole mass of blood so turned. He started back at least three feet, gazed for a moment, and then shot off as hard as he could go: his excessively little tail vibrating with speed and terror like a distracted pendulum. But before he had gone very far, he began to reason with himself as to the nature [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • If the coming up this river, slowly making head against the stream, be an irksome journey, the shooting down it with the turbid current is almost worse; for then the boat, proceeding at the rate of twelve or fifteen miles an hour, has to force its passage through a labyrinth of floating logs, which, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] cataracts from all points of view; to stand upon the edge of the great Horse-Shoe Fall, marking the hurried water gathering strength as it approached the verge, yet seeming, too, to pause before it shot into the gulf below; to gaze from the river 's level up at the torrent as it came streaming down; to climb the neighbouring heights and watch it through the trees, and see the wreathing water in the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] discreditable and disgraceful results. It is not long since guns were discharged from a window in this town at the successful candidates in an election, and the coachman of one of them was actually shot in the body, though not dangerously wounded. But one man was killed on the same occasion; and from the very window whence he received his death, the very flag which shielded his murderer (not only [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • In the afternoon we shot down some rapids where the river boiled and bubbled strangely, and where the force and headlong violence of the current were tremendous. At seven o’clock we reached Dickenson 's Landing, whence [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to come behind on his swift nag, and keep a bright lookout on the road, and warn us if any company of men come on. Michael keeps a horse that can soon get ahead of most other horses; and he could shoot ahead and let us know, if there were any danger. I am going out now to warn Jim and the old woman to be in readiness, and to see about the horse. We have a pretty fair start, and stand a good chance [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • we had the crawling under the barbed wire with live fire over us. [ shot firing ] (Suburban Fury)
  • So that he could look down the barrel of the gun and be more scared. - Okay, yeah, I thought you said " fire. " - You shot David ! (Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer)
  • You shot my favorite bong. Go find your own damn closet! Sorry. (SIGHS ) Wow, this is so nice. (Scary Movie)