contour – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of contour

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to contour
Participle: contoured
Gerund: contouring

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Icontour
youcontour
he;she;itcontours
wecontour
youcontour
theycontour

Perfect

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

Past

Icontoured
youcontoured
he;she;itcontoured
wecontoured
youcontoured
theycontoured

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Icontour
youcontour
he;she;itcontour
wecontour
youcontour
theycontour

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Icontoured
youcontoured
he;she;itcontoured
wecontoured
youcontoured
theycontoured

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youcontour
weLet's contour
youcontour

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'contour'

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 'contour'

bonjour, censour, collour, colour, concur, contort, conturb, honnour, honour, recontour,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Borrowed from French contour, from contourner, equivalent to con- + tour.

Sample Sentences

  • What is the French-preferred method to add dimension to the skin, if not to contour? [2015 April 29, Kathleen Hou, “Why French Women Don’t Contour”, in The Cut, New York, U.S.A.: Vox Media, retrieved 02 Jul 2020:]
  • But the bill will exact a heavy cost — one that will complicate its prospects even if it passes the full House this week and will contour the political climate ahead of 2026 midterm elections. [2025 May 19, Stephen Collinson, “A double challenge is putting Trump’s credibility on the line”, in CNN Politics, CNN:]