show – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of show

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to show sb in
Participle: shown (E) sb in
Gerund: showing sb in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ishow sb in
youshow sb in
he;she;itshows sb in
weshow sb in
youshow sb in
theyshow sb in

Perfect

Ihave shown (E) sb in
youhave shown (E) sb in
he;she;ithas shown (E) sb in
wehave shown (E) sb in
youhave shown (E) sb in
theyhave shown (E) sb in

Past

Ishowed sb in
youshowed sb in
he;she;itshowed sb in
weshowed sb in
youshowed sb in
theyshowed sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad shown (E) sb in
youhad shown (E) sb in
he;she;ithad shown (E) sb in
wehad shown (E) sb in
youhad shown (E) sb in
theyhad shown (E) sb in

Future

Iwill show sb in
youwill show sb in
he;she;itwill show sb in
wewill show sb in
youwill show sb in
theywill show sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have shown (E) sb in
youwill have shown (E) sb in
he;she;itwill have shown (E) sb in
wewill have shown (E) sb in
youwill have shown (E) sb in
theywill have shown (E) sb in

Subjunctive

Present

Ishow sb in
youshow sb in
he;she;itshow sb in
weshow sb in
youshow sb in
theyshow sb in

Perfect

Ihave shown (E) sb in
youhave shown (E) sb in
he;she;ithave shown (E) sb in
wehave shown (E) sb in
youhave shown (E) sb in
theyhave shown (E) sb in

Imperfect

Ishowed sb in
youshowed sb in
he;she;itshowed sb in
weshowed sb in
youshowed sb in
theyshowed sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad shown (E) sb in
youhad shown (E) sb in
he;she;ithad shown (E) sb in
wehad shown (E) sb in
youhad shown (E) sb in
theyhad shown (E) sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould show sb in
youwould show sb in
he;she;itwould show sb in
wewould show sb in
youwould show sb in
theywould show sb in

Perfect

Iwould have shown (E) sb in
youwould have shown (E) sb in
he;she;itwould have shown (E) sb in
wewould have shown (E) sb in
youwould have shown (E) sb in
theywould have shown (E) sb in

Imperative

youshow sb in
weLet's show sb in
youshow sb in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam showing sb in
youare showing sb in
he;she;itis showing sb in
weare showing sb in
youare showing sb in
theyare showing sb in

Perfect

Ihave been showing sb in
youhave been showing sb in
he;she;ithas been showing sb in
wehave been showing sb in
youhave been showing sb in
theyhave been showing sb in

Past

Iwas showing sb in
youwere showing sb in
he;she;itwas showing sb in
wewere showing sb in
youwere showing sb in
theywere showing sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad been showing sb in
youhad been showing sb in
he;she;ithad been showing sb in
wehad been showing sb in
youhad been showing sb in
theyhad been showing sb in

Future

Iwill be showing sb in
youwill be showing sb in
he;she;itwill be showing sb in
wewill be showing sb in
youwill be showing sb in
theywill be showing sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been showing sb in
youwill have been showing sb in
he;she;itwill have been showing sb in
wewill have been showing sb in
youwill have been showing sb in
theywill have been showing sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be showing sb in
youwould be showing sb in
he;she;itwould be showing sb in
wewould be showing sb in
youwould be showing sb in
theywould be showing sb in

Perfect

Iwould have been showing sb in
youwould have been showing sb in
he;she;itwould have been showing sb in
wewould have been showing sb in
youwould have been showing sb in
theywould have been showing sb in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'show'

bestrew, mow, oversew, saw, sew, show, sow, strew,

Verbs similar to 'show'

chow, scow, shoe, shog, shoo, shop, shot, shrow, slow, snow,

Additional Information

The regular form is used in American English

Etymology

1. O.E. sceawian "to look at, see," from W.Gmc. *skauwojanan (cf. O.S. skauwon "to look at," O.Fris. skawia, Du. schouwen, O.H.G. scouwon "to look at;" Du. schoon, Goth. skaunjai "beautiful," originally "conspicuous"), from P.Gmc. root *skau- "behold, look at," from PIE *skou-, variant of base *skeue- "to pay attention, perceive" (see caveat). Causal meaning "let be seen, put in sight, make known" evolved c.1200 for unknown reasons and is unique to Eng. (Ger. schauen still means "look at"). Spelling shew, popular 18c. and surviving into early 19c., represents obsolete pronunciation (rhymes with view).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-der.
4. Proto-Germanic *skawwōną
5. Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn
6. Old English scēawian
7. Middle English schewen
8. English show
9. From Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian (“to look, look at, exhibit, display”), from Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, see”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”); see haw, gaum, caveat, caution.
10. Cognate with Scots shaw (“to show”), Dutch schouwen (“to inspect, view”), German schauen (“to see, behold”), Danish skue (“to behold”). Related to sheen.
11. Wider cognates include Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos), Latin caveō whence English caution and caveat, Sanskrit कवि (kaví, “seer, prophet, bard”), Proto-Slavic *čuti (whence Russian чу́ять (čújatʹ) and many more). See: Middle English 'schewen', Proto-Germanic '*skawwōną', Scots 'shaw', Dutch 'schouwen', German, old spelling 'schauen', Danish 'skue', Latin 'caveō', English 'caution', Proto-Slavic '*čuti', Russian 'чу́ять'.

Verbs referencing "show"

English sheen, Latin caveo, Polish czuć, Norwegian, nynorsk sjå, Tok Pisin soim, Thai โชว์.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] and most facetious and capital contrivance possible; and that to have had it one inch larger, would have been quite a disagreeable and deplorable state of things. And with this; and with showing how,—by very nearly closing the door, and twining in and out like serpents, and by counting the little washing slab as standing-room,—we could manage to insinuate four people into it, all at one [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] A gay robe of scarlet and yellow plaid, carefully made and neatly fitted, set off to advantage the dark and rich style of his beauty; and a certain comic air of assurance, blended with bashfulness, showed that he had been not unused to being petted and noticed by his master. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Both gentlemen laughed uproariously. “ Now, Jim, ” said his master, “ show us how old Elder Robbins leads the psalm. ” The boy drew his chubby face down to a formidable length, and commenced toning a psalm tune through his nose, with imperturbable gravity. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • He was waited upon over the factory, shown the machinery by George, who, in high spirits, talked so fluently, held himself so erect, looked so handsome and manly, that his master began to feel an uneasy consciousness of inferiority. What [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘Then small detached labels, with the same words printed upon them, were put into her hands; and she soon observed that they were similar to the ones pasted on the articles. ’ She showed her perception of this similarity by laying the label key upon the key, and the label spoon upon the spoon. She was encouraged here by the natural sign of approbation, patting on the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘The subsequent parting between them, showed alike the affection, the intelligence, and the resolution of the child. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] serve her purposes, which she is evidently inclined to do. She takes advantage of them, and makes them wait upon her, in a manner that she knows she could not exact of others; and in various ways shows her Saxon blood. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • CHAPTER V Showing the Feelings of Living Property on Changing Owners Mr. and Mrs. Shelby had retired to their apartment for the night. He was lounging in a large easy-chair, looking over some letters that had come in [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • She was merry and cheerful, and showed much innocent playfulness in her intercourse with her teacher. Her delight on recognising a favourite playfellow and companion—herself a blind girl—who silently, and with an equal enjoyment of the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] full possession of all his faculties, until three years and four months old. He was then attacked by scarlet fever; in four weeks became deaf; in a few weeks more, blind; in six months, dumb. He showed his anxious sense of this last deprivation, by often feeling the lips of other persons when they were talking, and then putting his hand upon his own, as if to assure himself that he had them in the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • And then I just show up by myself ? Why would they believe me ? People believe what they want to believe. (Uglies)
  • QUASI: Sensors show they 've activated impulse engines. (Star Trek: Section 31)
  • QUASI: Sensors show they 've activated impulse engines. (Star Trek: Section 31)
  • Pah! They are bursting crackers like a super fireworks show (Magudam)