pettifog – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pettifog

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pettifog
Participle: pettifogged
Gerund: pettifogging

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	pettifog
you	pettifog
he;she;it	pettifogs
we	pettifog
you	pettifog
they	pettifog

Perfect

I	have pettifogged
you	have pettifogged
he;she;it	has pettifogged
we	have pettifogged
you	have pettifogged
they	have pettifogged

Past

I	pettifogged
you	pettifogged
he;she;it	pettifogged
we	pettifogged
you	pettifogged
they	pettifogged

Pluperfect

I	had pettifogged
you	had pettifogged
he;she;it	had pettifogged
we	had pettifogged
you	had pettifogged
they	had pettifogged

Future

I	will pettifog
you	will pettifog
he;she;it	will pettifog
we	will pettifog
you	will pettifog
they	will pettifog

Future Perfect

I	will have pettifogged
you	will have pettifogged
he;she;it	will have pettifogged
we	will have pettifogged
you	will have pettifogged
they	will have pettifogged

Subjunctive

Present

I	pettifog
you	pettifog
he;she;it	pettifog
we	pettifog
you	pettifog
they	pettifog

Perfect

I	have pettifogged
you	have pettifogged
he;she;it	have pettifogged
we	have pettifogged
you	have pettifogged
they	have pettifogged

Imperfect

I	pettifogged
you	pettifogged
he;she;it	pettifogged
we	pettifogged
you	pettifogged
they	pettifogged

Pluperfect

I	had pettifogged
you	had pettifogged
he;she;it	had pettifogged
we	had pettifogged
you	had pettifogged
they	had pettifogged

Conditional

Present

I	would pettifog
you	would pettifog
he;she;it	would pettifog
we	would pettifog
you	would pettifog
they	would pettifog

Perfect

I	would have pettifogged
you	would have pettifogged
he;she;it	would have pettifogged
we	would have pettifogged
you	would have pettifogged
they	would have pettifogged

Imperative

you	pettifog
we	Let's pettifog
you	pettifog

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

I	am pettifogging
you	are pettifogging
he;she;it	is pettifogging
we	are pettifogging
you	are pettifogging
they	are pettifogging

Perfect

I	have been pettifogging
you	have been pettifogging
he;she;it	has been pettifogging
we	have been pettifogging
you	have been pettifogging
they	have been pettifogging

Past

I	was pettifogging
you	were pettifogging
he;she;it	was pettifogging
we	were pettifogging
you	were pettifogging
they	were pettifogging

Pluperfect

I	had been pettifogging
you	had been pettifogging
he;she;it	had been pettifogging
we	had been pettifogging
you	had been pettifogging
they	had been pettifogging

Future

I	will be pettifogging
you	will be pettifogging
he;she;it	will be pettifogging
we	will be pettifogging
you	will be pettifogging
they	will be pettifogging

Future Perfect

I	will have been pettifogging
you	will have been pettifogging
he;she;it	will have been pettifogging
we	will have been pettifogging
you	will have been pettifogging
they	will have been pettifogging

Conditional

Present

I	would be pettifogging
you	would be pettifogging
he;she;it	would be pettifogging
we	would be pettifogging
you	would be pettifogging
they	would be pettifogging

Perfect

I	would have been pettifogging
you	would have been pettifogging
he;she;it	would have been pettifogging
we	would have been pettifogging
you	would have been pettifogging
they	would have been pettifogging

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'pettifog'

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 'pettifog'

pettyfog, petty-fog, jettison, pestify, petition, petrify, petticoat, prettify, beatify, befog,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to take part in a minor fight or argument: barney, quibble, squabble

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Back-formation from pettifogger.

Sample Sentences

Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary.
[Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism. [1959 April 24, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, →ISBN, page 35:]
He is a common barreter for his pleasure, that takes no money, but pettifogs gratis. [c. 1840, “Samuel Butler”, in Lives of Eminent and Illustrious Englishmen:]