wet – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wet

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wet one's boots
Participle: wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
Gerund: wetting one's boots

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of wet

Indicative

Present

Iwet one's boots
youwet one's boots
he;she;itwets one's boots
wewet one's boots
youwet one's boots
theywet one's boots

Perfect

Ihave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youhave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
he;she;ithas wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
wehave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youhave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
theyhave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots

Past

Iwetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youwetted one's boots; wet one's boots
he;she;itwetted one's boots; wet one's boots
wewetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youwetted one's boots; wet one's boots
theywetted one's boots; wet one's boots

Pluperfect

Ihad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youhad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
he;she;ithad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
wehad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youhad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
theyhad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots

Future

Iwill wet one's boots
youwill wet one's boots
he;she;itwill wet one's boots
wewill wet one's boots
youwill wet one's boots
theywill wet one's boots

Future Perfect

Iwill have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youwill have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
he;she;itwill have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
wewill have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youwill have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
theywill have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots

Subjunctive

Present

Iwet one's boots
youwet one's boots
he;she;itwet one's boots
wewet one's boots
youwet one's boots
theywet one's boots

Perfect

Ihave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youhave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
he;she;ithave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
wehave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youhave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
theyhave wetted one's boots; wet one's boots

Imperfect

Iwetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youwetted one's boots; wet one's boots
he;she;itwetted one's boots; wet one's boots
wewetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youwetted one's boots; wet one's boots
theywetted one's boots; wet one's boots

Pluperfect

Ihad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youhad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
he;she;ithad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
wehad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youhad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
theyhad wetted one's boots; wet one's boots

Conditional

Present

Iwould wet one's boots
youwould wet one's boots
he;she;itwould wet one's boots
wewould wet one's boots
youwould wet one's boots
theywould wet one's boots

Perfect

Iwould have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youwould have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
he;she;itwould have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
wewould have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
youwould have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots
theywould have wetted one's boots; wet one's boots

Imperative

youwet one's boots
weLet's wet one's boots
youwet one's boots

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam wetting one's boots
youare wetting one's boots
he;she;itis wetting one's boots
weare wetting one's boots
youare wetting one's boots
theyare wetting one's boots

Perfect

Ihave been wetting one's boots
youhave been wetting one's boots
he;she;ithas been wetting one's boots
wehave been wetting one's boots
youhave been wetting one's boots
theyhave been wetting one's boots

Past

Iwas wetting one's boots
youwere wetting one's boots
he;she;itwas wetting one's boots
wewere wetting one's boots
youwere wetting one's boots
theywere wetting one's boots

Pluperfect

Ihad been wetting one's boots
youhad been wetting one's boots
he;she;ithad been wetting one's boots
wehad been wetting one's boots
youhad been wetting one's boots
theyhad been wetting one's boots

Future

Iwill be wetting one's boots
youwill be wetting one's boots
he;she;itwill be wetting one's boots
wewill be wetting one's boots
youwill be wetting one's boots
theywill be wetting one's boots

Future Perfect

Iwill have been wetting one's boots
youwill have been wetting one's boots
he;she;itwill have been wetting one's boots
wewill have been wetting one's boots
youwill have been wetting one's boots
theywill have been wetting one's boots

Conditional

Present

Iwould be wetting one's boots
youwould be wetting one's boots
he;she;itwould be wetting one's boots
wewould be wetting one's boots
youwould be wetting one's boots
theywould be wetting one's boots

Perfect

Iwould have been wetting one's boots
youwould have been wetting one's boots
he;she;itwould have been wetting one's boots
wewould have been wetting one's boots
youwould have been wetting one's boots
theywould have been wetting one's boots

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wet'

bet, knit, quit, shut, wet, one-shot,

Verbs similar to 'wet'

bet, fet, get, jet, let, net, pet, ret, set, vet,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soak
drench, saturate, deluge, bathe, douse, hose, drown, dampen

Antonyms

soak
wring, drain, desiccate, dry

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. wæt "moist, liquid," from P.Gmc. *wætaz (cf. O.Fris. wet ). Also from the O.N. form, vatr. All related to water. The verb is O.E. wætan "to be wet." Wet blanket "person who has a dispiriting effect" is recorded from 1879, from use of blankets drenched in water to smother fires (the phrase is attested in this literal sense from 1662). All wet "in the wrong" is recorded from 1923, Amer.Eng.; earlier simply wet "ineffectual," and perhaps ult. from slang meaning "drunken" (c.1700). Wet-nurse is from 1620; wet dream is from 1851; wetback "illegal Mexican immigrant to the U.S." is attested from c.1924, from notion of wading the Rio Grande.
2. From Middle English wet (“wet, moistened”), wett, wette, past participle of Middle English weten (“to wet”), from Old English wǣtan (“to wet, moisten, water”), from Proto-West Germanic *wātijan, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (“to wet, make wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”) (also the source of water).
3. Cognate with Scots weit, wete (“to wet”), Saterland Frisian wäitje (“to wet; drench”), Icelandic væta (“to wet”). Compare also Middle English weet (“wet”), from Old English wǣt (“wet, moist, rainy”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāt, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz (“wet, moist”), related to Scots weit, weet, wat (“wet”), North Frisian wiat, weet, wäit (“wet”), Saterland Frisian wäit (“wet”), West Frisian wiet (“wet”), Middle Dutch wet (“wet, damp, watery”), Swedish and Norwegian våt (“wet”), Danish våd (“wet”), Faroese vátur (“wet”), Icelandic votur (“wet”). See: Proto-Germanic '*wētijaną', Scots 'weit', Frisian, Saterlandic 'wäitje', Icelandic 'væta', Scots 'weit'.

Sample Sentences

  • “ It don't seem to comfort me, but I spect it orter, ” said Aunt Chloe. “ But dar's no use talkin ’; I'll jes wet up de corn-cake, and get ye one good breakfast, ’ cause nobody knows when you'll get another. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)