wreak – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wreak

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wreak
Participle: wreaked
Gerund: wreaking

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iwreak
youwreak
he;she;itwreaks
wewreak
youwreak
theywreak

Perfect

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

Past

Iwreaked
youwreaked
he;she;itwreaked
wewreaked
youwreaked
theywreaked

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iwreak
youwreak
he;she;itwreak
wewreak
youwreak
theywreak

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iwreaked
youwreaked
he;she;itwreaked
wewreaked
youwreaked
theywreaked

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youwreak
weLet's wreak
youwreak

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wreak'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'wreak'

break, creak, freak, weak, wreake, wreck, aread, arear, beak, bewreak,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

perpetrate
do, complete, perform, execute, effect, commit, produce

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. wrecan "avenge," originally "to drive, drive out, punish" (class V strong verb; past tense wræc, pp. wrecen), from P.Gmc. *wrekanan (cf. O.S. wrekan, O.N. reka, O.Fris. wreka, M.Du. wreken "to drive, push, compel, pursue, throw," O.H.G. rehhan, Ger. rächen "to avenge," Goth. wrikan "to persecute"), from PIE base *werg- "to work, to do" (cf. Lith. vergas "distress," vergas "slave," O.C.S. vragu "enemy," L. urgere; see urge (v.)). Meaning "inflict or take vengeance," with on, is recorded from c.1489; that of "inflict or cause (damage or destruction)" is attested from 1817.
2. From Middle English wreken, from Old English wrecan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“push, shove, drive, track down”). Cognate via Proto-Germanic with Dutch wreken, German rächen, Swedish vräka; cognate via PIE with Latin urgēre (English urge), and distantly cognate with English wreck. See: Old English 'wrecan', Proto-Germanic '*wrekaną', Dutch 'wreken', German, old spelling 'rächen', Swedish 'vräka', Latin 'urgeō', English 'urge', English 'wreck'.

Verbs referencing "wreak"

English wreck, German, old spelling rächen, Sanskrit व्रजति.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] considerably affected his mind. He resolved that nobody should be witness of his encounter with Tom; and determined, if he could not subdue him by bullying, to defer his vengeance, to be wreaked in a more convenient season. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)