sir – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of sir

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sir
Participle: sirred
Gerund: sirring

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Isir
yousir
he;she;itsirs
wesir
yousir
theysir

Perfect

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

Past

Isirred
yousirred
he;she;itsirred
wesirred
yousirred
theysirred

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Isir
yousir
he;she;itsir
wesir
yousir
theysir

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Isirred
yousirred
he;she;itsirred
wesirred
yousirred
theysirred

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yousir
weLet's sir
yousir

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'sir'

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 'sir'

air, sib, sic, sie, sin, sip, sire, sit, stir, aid,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English sir, unstressed form of sire, borrowed from Old French sire (“master, sir, lord”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”), from senex (“old”). Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, and sire. See: Latin 'senior'.

Sample Sentences

  • Sir, yes, sir! —Don't you sir me, private! I work for a living!
  • Don't "Sir" me, young man, you have no idea who you're dealing with! [1997, Ed Solomon, Men in Black, spoken by Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones):]