hand – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hand

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to hand in one's dinner pail
Participle: handed in one's dinner pail
Gerund: handing in one's dinner pail

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ihand in one's dinner pail
youhand in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithands in one's dinner pail
wehand in one's dinner pail
youhand in one's dinner pail
theyhand in one's dinner pail

Perfect

Ihave handed in one's dinner pail
youhave handed in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithas handed in one's dinner pail
wehave handed in one's dinner pail
youhave handed in one's dinner pail
theyhave handed in one's dinner pail

Past

Ihanded in one's dinner pail
youhanded in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithanded in one's dinner pail
wehanded in one's dinner pail
youhanded in one's dinner pail
theyhanded in one's dinner pail

Pluperfect

Ihad handed in one's dinner pail
youhad handed in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithad handed in one's dinner pail
wehad handed in one's dinner pail
youhad handed in one's dinner pail
theyhad handed in one's dinner pail

Future

Iwill hand in one's dinner pail
youwill hand in one's dinner pail
he;she;itwill hand in one's dinner pail
wewill hand in one's dinner pail
youwill hand in one's dinner pail
theywill hand in one's dinner pail

Future Perfect

Iwill have handed in one's dinner pail
youwill have handed in one's dinner pail
he;she;itwill have handed in one's dinner pail
wewill have handed in one's dinner pail
youwill have handed in one's dinner pail
theywill have handed in one's dinner pail

Subjunctive

Present

Ihand in one's dinner pail
youhand in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithand in one's dinner pail
wehand in one's dinner pail
youhand in one's dinner pail
theyhand in one's dinner pail

Perfect

Ihave handed in one's dinner pail
youhave handed in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithave handed in one's dinner pail
wehave handed in one's dinner pail
youhave handed in one's dinner pail
theyhave handed in one's dinner pail

Imperfect

Ihanded in one's dinner pail
youhanded in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithanded in one's dinner pail
wehanded in one's dinner pail
youhanded in one's dinner pail
theyhanded in one's dinner pail

Pluperfect

Ihad handed in one's dinner pail
youhad handed in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithad handed in one's dinner pail
wehad handed in one's dinner pail
youhad handed in one's dinner pail
theyhad handed in one's dinner pail

Conditional

Present

Iwould hand in one's dinner pail
youwould hand in one's dinner pail
he;she;itwould hand in one's dinner pail
wewould hand in one's dinner pail
youwould hand in one's dinner pail
theywould hand in one's dinner pail

Perfect

Iwould have handed in one's dinner pail
youwould have handed in one's dinner pail
he;she;itwould have handed in one's dinner pail
wewould have handed in one's dinner pail
youwould have handed in one's dinner pail
theywould have handed in one's dinner pail

Imperative

youhand in one's dinner pail
weLet's hand in one's dinner pail
youhand in one's dinner pail

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam handing in one's dinner pail
youare handing in one's dinner pail
he;she;itis handing in one's dinner pail
weare handing in one's dinner pail
youare handing in one's dinner pail
theyare handing in one's dinner pail

Perfect

Ihave been handing in one's dinner pail
youhave been handing in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithas been handing in one's dinner pail
wehave been handing in one's dinner pail
youhave been handing in one's dinner pail
theyhave been handing in one's dinner pail

Past

Iwas handing in one's dinner pail
youwere handing in one's dinner pail
he;she;itwas handing in one's dinner pail
wewere handing in one's dinner pail
youwere handing in one's dinner pail
theywere handing in one's dinner pail

Pluperfect

Ihad been handing in one's dinner pail
youhad been handing in one's dinner pail
he;she;ithad been handing in one's dinner pail
wehad been handing in one's dinner pail
youhad been handing in one's dinner pail
theyhad been handing in one's dinner pail

Future

Iwill be handing in one's dinner pail
youwill be handing in one's dinner pail
he;she;itwill be handing in one's dinner pail
wewill be handing in one's dinner pail
youwill be handing in one's dinner pail
theywill be handing in one's dinner pail

Future Perfect

Iwill have been handing in one's dinner pail
youwill have been handing in one's dinner pail
he;she;itwill have been handing in one's dinner pail
wewill have been handing in one's dinner pail
youwill have been handing in one's dinner pail
theywill have been handing in one's dinner pail

Conditional

Present

Iwould be handing in one's dinner pail
youwould be handing in one's dinner pail
he;she;itwould be handing in one's dinner pail
wewould be handing in one's dinner pail
youwould be handing in one's dinner pail
theywould be handing in one's dinner pail

Perfect

Iwould have been handing in one's dinner pail
youwould have been handing in one's dinner pail
he;she;itwould have been handing in one's dinner pail
wewould have been handing in one's dinner pail
youwould have been handing in one's dinner pail
theywould have been handing in one's dinner pail

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'hand'

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 'hand'

and, band, fand, han, hang, hank, hard, hend, land, mand,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere
accord, assign, award, bestow, confer, contribute, deliver, do, donate, give, give away, grant, hand in, hand over, minister, pass, present, provide, turn in
deliver
bequeath, return, transfer, pass, assign, transmit

Antonyms

deliver
capture, restrain, confine, retain

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English handen, honden, from the noun (see above); and also from henden (> English hend), from Old English *hendan, ġehendan (“to seize by hand, grasp, hold”), from Proto-West Germanic *handijan, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną (“to take by hand, grasp”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian handa, henda (“to grasp, seize”), Middle Low German handen, henden (in derivatives), Dutch handen, henden (“to arrange, dispose, be handy”), Dutch overhandigen (“to hand, hand over”), Middle High German handen (“to cut, hew”), Middle High German henden (“to give hands to; take hold of, seize”), Old Norse henda (“to grasp, seize, take by hand”). See: English 'hend', Proto-Germanic '*handijaną', Dutch 'handen', Dutch 'overhandigen', Middle High German 'handen', Middle High German 'henden'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] Packing-cases, portmanteaus, carpet-bags, and boxes, are already passed from hand to hand, and hauled on board with breathless rapidity. The officers, smartly dressed, are at the gangway handing the passengers up the side, and hurrying the men. In five minutes ’ time, the little steamer is utterly deserted, and the packet is beset and over-run by its late freight, who instantly pervade the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of Home, a goblin postman, with a scarlet coat and bell, had come into that little kennel before me, broad awake in broad day, and, apologising for being damp through walking in the sea, had handed me a letter directed to myself, in familiar characters, I am certain I should not have felt one atom of astonishment: I should have been perfectly satisfied. If Neptune himself had walked in, with [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Then, on any article being handed to her, for instance, a pencil, or a watch, she would select the component letters, and arrange them on her board, and read them with apparent pleasure. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] that is made against them, by the boarders, or by any one else, is fully investigated; and if good ground of complaint be shown to exist against them, they are removed, and their occupation is handed over to some more deserving person. There are a few children employed in these factories, but not many. The laws of the State forbid their working more than nine months in the year, and require [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Every cell has double doors: the outer one of sturdy oak, the other of grated iron, wherein there is a trap through which his food is handed. He has a Bible, and a slate and pencil, and, under certain restrictions, has sometimes other books, provided for the purpose, and pen and ink and paper. His razor, plate, and can, and basin, hang [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Not that I know of, ” said the man. “ Chaw ? ” said the first speaker, handing the old gentleman a bit of his tobacco, with a decidedly brotherly air. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Now's your time, ” said Haley, taking the sleeping child up, and handing him to the stranger. “ Don't wake him up, and set him to crying, now; it would make a devil of a fuss with the gal. ” The man took the bundle carefully, and was soon lost in the crowd that went up [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘Will you try, ’ said my opposite neighbour, handing me a dish of potatoes, broken up in milk and butter, ‘will you try some of these fixings ? ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ All right, ” said Haley, his face beaming with delight; and pulling out an old inkhorn, he proceeded to fill out a bill of sale, which, in a few moments, he handed to the young man. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] their honeymoon, and entertaining a brilliant circle of friends in their splendid villa, near Lake Pontchartrain, when, one day, a letter was brought to him in _that_ well-remembered writing. It was handed to him while he was in full tide of gay and successful conversation, in a whole room-full of company. He turned deadly pale when he saw the writing, but still preserved his composure, and finished [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I 'm sorry, son. Life handed him many challenges, and through that pain, he was able to grow (The Golden Voice)
  • You came in empty handed ! Did you want me to come in dancing ? (Hoy Maharaja)