cram – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of cram

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cram in sth
Participle: crammed in sth
Gerund: cramming in sth

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of cram

Indicative

Present

Icram in sth
youcram in sth
he;she;itcrams in sth
wecram in sth
youcram in sth
theycram in sth

Perfect

Ihave crammed in sth
youhave crammed in sth
he;she;ithas crammed in sth
wehave crammed in sth
youhave crammed in sth
theyhave crammed in sth

Past

Icrammed in sth
youcrammed in sth
he;she;itcrammed in sth
wecrammed in sth
youcrammed in sth
theycrammed in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad crammed in sth
youhad crammed in sth
he;she;ithad crammed in sth
wehad crammed in sth
youhad crammed in sth
theyhad crammed in sth

Future

Iwill cram in sth
youwill cram in sth
he;she;itwill cram in sth
wewill cram in sth
youwill cram in sth
theywill cram in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have crammed in sth
youwill have crammed in sth
he;she;itwill have crammed in sth
wewill have crammed in sth
youwill have crammed in sth
theywill have crammed in sth

Subjunctive

Present

Icram in sth
youcram in sth
he;she;itcram in sth
wecram in sth
youcram in sth
theycram in sth

Perfect

Ihave crammed in sth
youhave crammed in sth
he;she;ithave crammed in sth
wehave crammed in sth
youhave crammed in sth
theyhave crammed in sth

Imperfect

Icrammed in sth
youcrammed in sth
he;she;itcrammed in sth
wecrammed in sth
youcrammed in sth
theycrammed in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad crammed in sth
youhad crammed in sth
he;she;ithad crammed in sth
wehad crammed in sth
youhad crammed in sth
theyhad crammed in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould cram in sth
youwould cram in sth
he;she;itwould cram in sth
wewould cram in sth
youwould cram in sth
theywould cram in sth

Perfect

Iwould have crammed in sth
youwould have crammed in sth
he;she;itwould have crammed in sth
wewould have crammed in sth
youwould have crammed in sth
theywould have crammed in sth

Imperative

youcram in sth
weLet's cram in sth
youcram in sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam cramming in sth
youare cramming in sth
he;she;itis cramming in sth
weare cramming in sth
youare cramming in sth
theyare cramming in sth

Perfect

Ihave been cramming in sth
youhave been cramming in sth
he;she;ithas been cramming in sth
wehave been cramming in sth
youhave been cramming in sth
theyhave been cramming in sth

Past

Iwas cramming in sth
youwere cramming in sth
he;she;itwas cramming in sth
wewere cramming in sth
youwere cramming in sth
theywere cramming in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been cramming in sth
youhad been cramming in sth
he;she;ithad been cramming in sth
wehad been cramming in sth
youhad been cramming in sth
theyhad been cramming in sth

Future

Iwill be cramming in sth
youwill be cramming in sth
he;she;itwill be cramming in sth
wewill be cramming in sth
youwill be cramming in sth
theywill be cramming in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been cramming in sth
youwill have been cramming in sth
he;she;itwill have been cramming in sth
wewill have been cramming in sth
youwill have been cramming in sth
theywill have been cramming in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be cramming in sth
youwould be cramming in sth
he;she;itwould be cramming in sth
wewould be cramming in sth
youwould be cramming in sth
theywould be cramming in sth

Perfect

Iwould have been cramming in sth
youwould have been cramming in sth
he;she;itwould have been cramming in sth
wewould have been cramming in sth
youwould have been cramming in sth
theywould have been cramming in sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'cram'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'cram'

cam, cham, clam, crab, cramp, crap, craw, cream, crim, dram,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pack
ram, compress, crush, jam, crowd, compact, jam-pack, glut

Antonyms

pack
loosen, scatter, strew, jumble

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian (“to cram; stuff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic *krammōną, a secondary verb derived from *krimmaną (“to stuff”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to assemble; collect; gather”). Compare Old English crimman (“to cram; stuff; insert; press; bruise”), Icelandic kremja (“to squeeze; crush; bruise”). See: Old English 'crammian', Proto-Germanic '*krammōną', Old English 'crimman', Icelandic 'kremja'.

Verbs referencing "cram"

Latin allegorizo, Italian gremire.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] at all in the ground; and the small churches and chapels are so prim, and bright, and highly varnished; that I almost believed the whole affair could be taken up piecemeal like a child 's toy, and crammed into a little box. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Schools may be erected, East, West, North, and South; pupils be taught, and masters reared, by scores upon scores of thousands; colleges may thrive, churches may be crammed, temperance may be diffused, and advancing knowledge in all other forms walk through the land with giant strides: but while the newspaper press of America is in, or near, its present abject state, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)