wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wave the white flag
Participle: waved the white flag
Gerund: waving the white flag

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

Iwave the white flag
youwave the white flag
he;she;itwaves the white flag
wewave the white flag
youwave the white flag
theywave the white flag

Perfect

Ihave waved the white flag
youhave waved the white flag
he;she;ithas waved the white flag
wehave waved the white flag
youhave waved the white flag
theyhave waved the white flag

Past

Iwaved the white flag
youwaved the white flag
he;she;itwaved the white flag
wewaved the white flag
youwaved the white flag
theywaved the white flag

Pluperfect

Ihad waved the white flag
youhad waved the white flag
he;she;ithad waved the white flag
wehad waved the white flag
youhad waved the white flag
theyhad waved the white flag

Future

Iwill wave the white flag
youwill wave the white flag
he;she;itwill wave the white flag
wewill wave the white flag
youwill wave the white flag
theywill wave the white flag

Future Perfect

Iwill have waved the white flag
youwill have waved the white flag
he;she;itwill have waved the white flag
wewill have waved the white flag
youwill have waved the white flag
theywill have waved the white flag

Subjunctive

Present

Iwave the white flag
youwave the white flag
he;she;itwave the white flag
wewave the white flag
youwave the white flag
theywave the white flag

Perfect

Ihave waved the white flag
youhave waved the white flag
he;she;ithave waved the white flag
wehave waved the white flag
youhave waved the white flag
theyhave waved the white flag

Imperfect

Iwaved the white flag
youwaved the white flag
he;she;itwaved the white flag
wewaved the white flag
youwaved the white flag
theywaved the white flag

Pluperfect

Ihad waved the white flag
youhad waved the white flag
he;she;ithad waved the white flag
wehad waved the white flag
youhad waved the white flag
theyhad waved the white flag

Conditional

Present

Iwould wave the white flag
youwould wave the white flag
he;she;itwould wave the white flag
wewould wave the white flag
youwould wave the white flag
theywould wave the white flag

Perfect

Iwould have waved the white flag
youwould have waved the white flag
he;she;itwould have waved the white flag
wewould have waved the white flag
youwould have waved the white flag
theywould have waved the white flag

Imperative

youwave the white flag
weLet's wave the white flag
youwave the white flag

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam waving the white flag
youare waving the white flag
he;she;itis waving the white flag
weare waving the white flag
youare waving the white flag
theyare waving the white flag

Perfect

Ihave been waving the white flag
youhave been waving the white flag
he;she;ithas been waving the white flag
wehave been waving the white flag
youhave been waving the white flag
theyhave been waving the white flag

Past

Iwas waving the white flag
youwere waving the white flag
he;she;itwas waving the white flag
wewere waving the white flag
youwere waving the white flag
theywere waving the white flag

Pluperfect

Ihad been waving the white flag
youhad been waving the white flag
he;she;ithad been waving the white flag
wehad been waving the white flag
youhad been waving the white flag
theyhad been waving the white flag

Future

Iwill be waving the white flag
youwill be waving the white flag
he;she;itwill be waving the white flag
wewill be waving the white flag
youwill be waving the white flag
theywill be waving the white flag

Future Perfect

Iwill have been waving the white flag
youwill have been waving the white flag
he;she;itwill have been waving the white flag
wewill have been waving the white flag
youwill have been waving the white flag
theywill have been waving the white flag

Conditional

Present

Iwould be waving the white flag
youwould be waving the white flag
he;she;itwould be waving the white flag
wewould be waving the white flag
youwould be waving the white flag
theywould be waving the white flag

Perfect

Iwould have been waving the white flag
youwould have been waving the white flag
he;she;itwould have been waving the white flag
wewould have been waving the white flag
youwould have been waving the white flag
theywould have been waving the white flag

Other

Verbs similar to 'wave'

cave, dave, fave, have, lave, pave, rave, save, wade, wage,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undulate
swell, billow, fluctuate, flutter, quaver, oscillate, sway, rock
greet
beckon, call, motion, signal

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "move back and forth," O.E. wafian "to wave with the hands" (related to wæfre "wavering, restless"), from P.Gmc. *wab- (cf. O.N. vafra "to hover about," M.H.G. waben "to wave, undulate"), from PIE base *webh- "to move to and fro, to weave" (see weave). Meaning "to make a sign by a wave of the hand" is from 1513.
2. From Middle English waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave, fluctuate, waver in mind, wonder”), from Proto-West Germanic *wabōn, from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and from, wander”).
3. Cognate with Middle High German waben (“to wave”), German wabern (“to waft”), Icelandic váfa (“to fluctuate, waver, doubt”). See also waver. See: Middle English 'waven', Old English 'wafian', Middle High German 'waben', German, old spelling 'wabern', Icelandic 'váfa'.

Verbs referencing "wave"

Cornish gwevya.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] ! ’ ‘Ding, ding, ding ! ’ the very bell is in a hurry. ‘Now for the shore—who 's for the shore ? ’ — ‘These gentlemen, I am sorry to say. ’ They are away, and never said, Good b’ye. Ah now they wave it from the little boat. ‘Good b’ye! Good b’ye ! ’ Three cheers from them; three more from us; three more from them: and they are gone. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] depth of water, we dropped anchor in a strange outlandish-looking nook which nobody on board could recognise, although there was land all about us, and so close that we could plainly see the waving branches of the trees. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Some of the analogical signs which (guided by his faculty of imitation ) he had contrived, were comprehensible; such as the waving motion of his hand for the motion of a boat, the circular one for a wheel, &c. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] who addresses himself peculiarly to seamen, and who was once a mariner himself. I found his chapel down among the shipping, in one of the narrow, old, water-side streets, with a gay blue flag waving freely from its roof. In the gallery opposite to the pulpit were a little choir of male and female singers, a violoncello, and a violin. The preacher already sat in the pulpit, which was raised on [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] here and there a spire or steeple, looking down upon the herd below; and here and there, again, a cloud of lazy smoke; and in the foreground a forest of ships ’ masts, cheery with flapping sails and waving flags. Crossing from among them to the opposite shore, were steam ferry-boats laden with people, coaches, horses, waggons, baskets, boxes: crossed and recrossed by other ferry-boats: all travelling [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The La Belle Riviere, as brave and beautiful a boat as ever walked the waters of her namesake river, was floating gayly down the stream, under a brilliant sky, the stripes and stars of free America waving and fluttering over head; the guards crowded with well-dressed ladies and gentlemen walking and enjoying the delightful day. All was full of life, buoyant and rejoicing; — all but Haley's gang, who [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] above and below to see Mas’r come in. Foremost among them was a highly-dressed young mulatto man, evidently a very _distingue_ personage, attired in the ultra extreme of the mode, and gracefully waving a scented cambric handkerchief in his hand. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] who is now, or who lately was, in prison as a felon, blew up this monument two years ago, and it is now a melancholy ruin, with a long fragment of iron railing hanging dejectedly from its top, and waving to and fro like a wild ivy branch or broken vine stem. It is of much higher importance than it may seem, that this statue should be repaired at the public cost, as it ought to have been long ago. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)