still – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of still

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to still
Participle: stilled
Gerund: stilling

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of still

Indicative

Present

Istill
youstill
he;she;itstills
westill
youstill
theystill

Perfect

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

Past

Istilled
youstilled
he;she;itstilled
westilled
youstilled
theystilled

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Istill
youstill
he;she;itstill
westill
youstill
theystill

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Istilled
youstilled
he;she;itstilled
westilled
youstilled
theystilled

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youstill
weLet's still
youstill

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'still'

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 'still'

shill, skill, spill, stall, stile, stilp, stilt, swill, till, akill,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to evoke a state of peacefulness
allay, becalm, bestill, calm, delay, lull, placate, quell, temper, pacify

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stillan.

Verbs referencing "still"

Norwegian, nynorsk stilla, German, Pennsylvania schtille.

Sample Sentences

  • to still the raging sea
  • They likewise believed that he, having a full Sway and Command over the Water, had Power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it […] [1695, John Woodward, An essay toward a natural history of the earth and terrestrial bodies, especially minerals, page 139:]
  • Is this the scourge of France? / Is this the Talbot, so much fear'd abroad / That with his name the mothers still their babes? [c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, part 1, act 2, scene 3:]
  • […] withholding myself from toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet impulse in me. [1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter:]
  • Near the pond was the ducking-stool where many a village scold had her tongue temporarily stilled. [1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 379:]