um – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of um

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to um
Participle: ummed
Gerund: umming

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ium
youum
he;she;itums
weum
youum
theyum

Perfect

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

Past

Iummed
youummed
he;she;itummed
weummed
youummed
theyummed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ium
youum
he;she;itum
weum
youum
theyum

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iummed
youummed
he;she;itummed
weummed
youummed
theyummed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youum
weLet's um
youum

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'um'

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 'um'

bum, fum, gum, hum, mum, sum, ug, ul, umm, ump,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Sample Sentences

  • Meanwhile, in the popular mind umming was simply a bad habit, akin to spitting or picking one’s nose. [2007, Michael Erard, Um... Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean, page 136:]