nest – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of nest

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to nest
Participle: nested
Gerund: nesting

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of nest

Indicative

Present

Inest
younest
he;she;itnests
wenest
younest
theynest

Perfect

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

Past

Inested
younested
he;she;itnested
wenested
younested
theynested

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Inest
younest
he;she;itnest
wenest
younest
theynest

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Inested
younested
he;she;itnested
wenested
younested
theynested

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

younest
weLet's nest
younest

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'nest'

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 'nest'

best, jest, lest, nesh, net, rest, test, vest, west, zest,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English nesten, nisten, from Old English nistan, nistian, from Proto-West Germanic *nistijan (“to nest, build a nest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian näästje (“to nest”), Dutch nesten (“to nest”), German Low German nüsten (“to nest”), German nisten (“to nest”). See: Frisian, Saterlandic 'näästje', Dutch 'nesten', German, old spelling 'nisten'.

Verbs referencing "nest"

Finnish with old forms nestata.

Sample Sentences

  • We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!
  • I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother.
  • There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes.
  • After the first heavy frost, when acorns were falling, I took a friend into partnership and went nesting. [1895, Alfred Emanuel Smith, Francis Walton, (Please provide the book title or journal name):]