Conjugation of to frighten

Conjugation of the English verb to frighten with pronunciation. To frighten is regular.

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Frighten verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation
1.Infinitive (stem):frighten
2.Past simple:frightened
3.Past participle:frightened
4.3rd person singular:frightens
5.Present participle:frightening
6.Imperative:frighten!

Active voice of to frighten

Active conjugation of the regular verb to frighten in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To frighten
Present participle:
frightening
Past participle:
frightened
Indicative

Present
Ifrighten
youfrighten
he/she/itfrightens
wefrighten
youfrighten
theyfrighten
Perfect
Ihave frightened
youhave frightened
he/she/ithas frightened
wehave frightened
youhave frightened
theyhave frightened
Past
Ifrightened
youfrightened
he/she/itfrightened
wefrightened
youfrightened
theyfrightened
Past perfect
Ihad frightened
youhad frightened
he/she/ithad frightened
wehad frightened
youhad frightened
theyhad frightened
Future
Iwill frighten
youwill frighten
he/she/itwill frighten
wewill frighten
youwill frighten
theywill frighten
Future perfect
Iwill have frightened
youwill have frightened
he/she/itwill have frightened
wewill have frightened
youwill have frightened
theywill have frightened
Conditional

Present
Iwould frighten
youwould frighten
he/she/itwould frighten
wewould frighten
youwould frighten
theywould frighten
Perfect
Iwould have frightened
youwould have frightened
he/she/itwould have frightened
wewould have frightened
youwould have frightened
theywould have frightened
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam frightening
youare frightening
he/she/itis frightening
weare frightening
youare frightening
theyare frightening
Present perfect
Ihave been frightening
youhave been frightening
he/she/ithave been frightening
wehave been frightening
youhave been frightening
theyhave been frightening
Past
Iwas frightening
youwere frightening
he/she/itwas frightening
wewere frightening
youwere frightening
theywere frightening
Past perfect
Ihad been frightening
youhad been frightening
he/she/ithad been frightening
wehad been frightening
youhad been frightening
theyhad been frightening
Future
Iwill be frightening
youwill be frightening
he/she/itwill be frightening
wewill be frightening
youwill be frightening
theywill be frightening
Future perfect
Iwill have been frightening
youwill have been frightening
he/she/itwill have been frightening
wewill have been frightening
youwill have been frightening
theywill have been frightening
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould frighten
youwould frighten
he/she/itwould frighten
wewould frighten
youwould frighten
theywould frighten
Perfect
Iwould have frightened
youwould have frightened
he/she/itwould have frightened
wewould have frightened
youwould have frightened
theywould have frightened
Imperative

Affirmative
youfrighten!
weLet's frighten!
you (pl.)frighten!
Negative
youdon't frighten!
(do not frighten)
you (pl.)don't frighten!
(do not frighten)

Passive voice of to frighten

The passive voice of to frighten is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To frighten
Past participle:
frightened
Indicative

Present
Iam frightened
youare frightened
he/she/itis frightened
weare frightened
youare frightened
theyare frightened
Perfect
Ihave been frightened
youhave been frightened
he/she/ithas been frightened
wehave been frightened
youhave been frightened
theyhave been frightened
Past
Iwas frightened
youwere frightened
he/she/itwas frightened
wewere frightened
youwere frightened
theywere frightened
Past perfect
Ihad been frightened
youhad been frightened
he/she/ithad been frightened
wehad been frightened
youhad been frightened
theyhad been frightened
Future
Iwill be frightened
youwill be frightened
he/she/itwill be frightened
wewill be frightened
youwill be frightened
theywill be frightened
Future perfect
Iwill have been frightened
youwill have been frightened
he/she/itwill have been frightened
wewill have been frightened
youwill have been frightened
theywill have been frightened
Conditional

Present
Iwould be frightened
youwould be frightened
he/she/itwould be frightened
wewould be frightened
youwould be frightened
theywould be frightened
Perfect
Iwould have been frightened
youwould have been frightened
he/she/itwould have been frightened
wewould have been frightened
youwould have been frightened
theywould have been frightened
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being frightened
youare being frightened
he/she/itis being frightened
weare being frightened
youare being frightened
theyare being frightened
Present perfect
Ihave been being frightened
youhave been being frightened
he/she/ithas been being frightened
wehave been being frightened
youhave been being frightened
theyhave been being frightened
Past
Iwas being frightened
youwere being frightened
he/she/itwas being frightened
wewere being frightened
youwere being frightened
theywere being frightened
Past perfect
Ihad been being frightened
youhad been being frightened
he/she/ithad been being frightened
wehad been being frightened
youhad been being frightened
theyhad been being frightened
Future
Iwill be being frightened
youwill be being frightened
he/she/itwill be being frightened
wewill be being frightened
youwill be being frightened
theywill be being frightened
Future perfect
Iwill have been being frightened
youwill have been being frightened
he/she/itwill have been being frightened
wewill have been being frightened
youwill have been being frightened
theywill have been being frightened
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being frightened
youwould be being frightened
he/she/itwould be being frightened
wewould be being frightened
youwould be being frightened
theywould be being frightened
Perfect
Iwould have been being frightened
youwould have been being frightened
he/she/itwould have been being frightened
wewould have been being frightened
youwould have been being frightened
theywould have been being frightened

What does frighten mean?

Definitions

Verb

frighten - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
frighten - drive out by frightening

Examples of to frighten

  • 1. The two screamed to frighten the bear and warn their friends in a tent several metres away but the bear ripped into that tent and began mauling 31-year-old Alain Parenteau.
  • 2. With the death of Garcia, the pursuit might cease, since such a death might frighten others from the task.>>

Translation of to frighten

  • German flag Angst machen, erschrecken, schrecken
  • French flag effrayer, redouter, terrifier
  • Italian flag spaurire, spaventare
  • Spanish flag atemorizar
  • Portuguese flag intimidar, amedrontar
  • Bulgarian flag плаша, изплашвам
  • Catalan flag espantar, espaventar
  • Czech flag vystrašit
  • Dutch flag bang maken, beangstigen
  • Finnish flag pelottaa, säikyttää
  • Greek flag τρομάζω
  • Japanese flag 怖がらせる
  • Malay flag menakutkan
  • Chinese flag 嚇唬, 吓唬
  • Persian flag ترساندن
  • Polish flag przestraszyć, nastraszyć
  • Romanian flag speria, înspăimânta
  • Russian flag пугать, испугать, напугать
  • Arabian flag خشّى
  • Swedish flag skrämma

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