rue – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of rue

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to rue
Participle: rued
Gerund: ruing

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of rue

Indicative

Present

Irue
yourue
he;she;itrues
werue
yourue
theyrue

Perfect

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

Past

Irued
yourued
he;she;itrued
werued
yourued
theyrued

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Irue
yourue
he;she;itrue
werue
yourue
theyrue

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Irued
yourued
he;she;itrued
werued
yourued
theyrued

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yourue
weLet's rue
yourue

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'rue'

cue, due, grue, lue, mue, pue, ree, rub, rud, rug,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English rewen, ruwen, ruen, reowen, from Old English hrēowan (“to rue; make sorry; grieve”), perhaps influenced by Old Norse hryggja (“to distress, grieve”), from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną (“to sadden; repent”). See: Middle English 'rewen', Proto-Germanic '*hrewwaną'.

Verbs referencing "rue"

German, old spelling reuen, Russian сокрушаться, Alemannic German rüüwe.

Sample Sentences

  • Yes. You live with your mother, Sylviane, and your sister, Lila, at 2, rue Alain Zup, in the Grande Residence complex. (First Case)