Conjugation model: to write

-i_e > o_e, i_en

Rule -i_e > o_e, i_en

The vowel i becomes o in the past, with an -en participle (write → wrote → written).

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to

write

Indicative

Present

Affirmative
  1. Iwrite
  2. youwrite
  3. he, she, itwrites
  4. wewrite
  5. youwrite
  6. theywrite
Negative
  1. Ido not write
  2. youdo not write
  3. he, she, itdoes not write
  4. wedo not write
  5. youdo not write
  6. theydo not write
Interrogative
  1. DoI write?
  2. Doyou write?
  3. Doeshe, she, it write?
  4. Dowe write?
  5. Doyou write?
  6. Dothey write?
Passive
  1. Iam written
  2. youare written
  3. he, she, itis written
  4. weare written
  5. youare written
  6. theyare written

Simple past

Affirmative
  1. Iwrote
  2. youwrote
  3. he, she, itwrote
  4. wewrote
  5. youwrote
  6. theywrote
Negative
  1. Idid not write
  2. youdid not write
  3. he, she, itdid not write
  4. wedid not write
  5. youdid not write
  6. theydid not write
Interrogative
  1. DidI write?
  2. Didyou write?
  3. Didhe, she, it write?
  4. Didwe write?
  5. Didyou write?
  6. Didthey write?
Passive
  1. Iwas written
  2. youwere written
  3. he, she, itwas written
  4. wewere written
  5. youwere written
  6. theywere written

Future

Affirmative
  1. Iwill write
  2. youwill write
  3. he, she, itwill write
  4. wewill write
  5. youwill write
  6. theywill write
Negative
  1. Iwill not write
  2. youwill not write
  3. he, she, itwill not write
  4. wewill not write
  5. youwill not write
  6. theywill not write
Interrogative
  1. WillI write?
  2. Willyou write?
  3. Willhe, she, it write?
  4. Willwe write?
  5. Willyou write?
  6. Willthey write?
Passive
  1. Iwill be written
  2. youwill be written
  3. he, she, itwill be written
  4. wewill be written
  5. youwill be written
  6. theywill be written

Present perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihave written
  2. youhave written
  3. he, she, ithas written
  4. wehave written
  5. youhave written
  6. theyhave written
Negative
  1. Ihave not written
  2. youhave not written
  3. he, she, ithas not written
  4. wehave not written
  5. youhave not written
  6. theyhave not written
Interrogative
  1. HaveI written?
  2. Haveyou written?
  3. Hashe, she, it written?
  4. Havewe written?
  5. Haveyou written?
  6. Havethey written?
Passive
  1. Ihave been written
  2. youhave been written
  3. he, she, ithas been written
  4. wehave been written
  5. youhave been written
  6. theyhave been written

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad written
  2. youhad written
  3. he, she, ithad written
  4. wehad written
  5. youhad written
  6. theyhad written
Negative
  1. Ihad not written
  2. youhad not written
  3. he, she, ithad not written
  4. wehad not written
  5. youhad not written
  6. theyhad not written
Interrogative
  1. HadI written?
  2. Hadyou written?
  3. Hadhe, she, it written?
  4. Hadwe written?
  5. Hadyou written?
  6. Hadthey written?
Passive
  1. Ihad been written
  2. youhad been written
  3. he, she, ithad been written
  4. wehad been written
  5. youhad been written
  6. theyhad been written

Future perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have written
  2. youwill have written
  3. he, she, itwill have written
  4. wewill have written
  5. youwill have written
  6. theywill have written
Negative
  1. Iwill not have written
  2. youwill not have written
  3. he, she, itwill not have written
  4. wewill not have written
  5. youwill not have written
  6. theywill not have written
Interrogative
  1. WillI have written?
  2. Willyou have written?
  3. Willhe, she, it have written?
  4. Willwe have written?
  5. Willyou have written?
  6. Willthey have written?
Passive
  1. Iwill have been written
  2. youwill have been written
  3. he, she, itwill have been written
  4. wewill have been written
  5. youwill have been written
  6. theywill have been written

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iam writing
  2. youare writing
  3. he, she, itis writing
  4. weare writing
  5. youare writing
  6. theyare writing
Negative
  1. Iam not writing
  2. youare not writing
  3. he, she, itis not writing
  4. weare not writing
  5. youare not writing
  6. theyare not writing
Interrogative
  1. AmI writing?
  2. Areyou writing?
  3. Ishe, she, it writing?
  4. Arewe writing?
  5. Areyou writing?
  6. Arethey writing?

Past continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwas writing
  2. youwere writing
  3. he, she, itwas writing
  4. wewere writing
  5. youwere writing
  6. theywere writing
Negative
  1. Iwas not writing
  2. youwere not writing
  3. he, she, itwas not writing
  4. wewere not writing
  5. youwere not writing
  6. theywere not writing
Interrogative
  1. WasI writing?
  2. Wereyou writing?
  3. Washe, she, it writing?
  4. Werewe writing?
  5. Wereyou writing?
  6. Werethey writing?

Future continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill be writing
  2. youwill be writing
  3. he, she, itwill be writing
  4. wewill be writing
  5. youwill be writing
  6. theywill be writing
Negative
  1. Iwill not be writing
  2. youwill not be writing
  3. he, she, itwill not be writing
  4. wewill not be writing
  5. youwill not be writing
  6. theywill not be writing
Interrogative
  1. WillI be writing?
  2. Willyou be writing?
  3. Willhe, she, it be writing?
  4. Willwe be writing?
  5. Willyou be writing?
  6. Willthey be writing?

Future perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have been writing
  2. youwill have been writing
  3. he, she, itwill have been writing
  4. wewill have been writing
  5. youwill have been writing
  6. theywill have been writing
Negative
  1. Iwill not have been writing
  2. youwill not have been writing
  3. he, she, itwill not have been writing
  4. wewill not have been writing
  5. youwill not have been writing
  6. theywill not have been writing
Interrogative
  1. WillI have been writing?
  2. Willyou have been writing?
  3. Willhe, she, it have been writing?
  4. Willwe have been writing?
  5. Willyou have been writing?
  6. Willthey have been writing?

Present perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihave been writing
  2. youhave been writing
  3. he, she, ithas been writing
  4. wehave been writing
  5. youhave been writing
  6. theyhave been writing
Negative
  1. Ihave not been writing
  2. youhave not been writing
  3. he, she, ithas not been writing
  4. wehave not been writing
  5. youhave not been writing
  6. theyhave not been writing
Interrogative
  1. HaveI been writing?
  2. Haveyou been writing?
  3. Hashe, she, it been writing?
  4. Havewe been writing?
  5. Haveyou been writing?
  6. Havethey been writing?

Past perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihad been writing
  2. youhad been writing
  3. he, she, ithad been writing
  4. wehad been writing
  5. youhad been writing
  6. theyhad been writing
Negative
  1. Ihad not been writing
  2. youhad not been writing
  3. he, she, ithad not been writing
  4. wehad not been writing
  5. youhad not been writing
  6. theyhad not been writing
Interrogative
  1. HadI been writing?
  2. Hadyou been writing?
  3. Hadhe, she, it been writing?
  4. Hadwe been writing?
  5. Hadyou been writing?
  6. Hadthey been writing?

Present emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Ido write
  2. youdo write
  3. he, she, itdoes write
  4. wedo write
  5. youdo write
  6. theydo write

Past emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Idid write
  2. youdid write
  3. he, she, itdid write
  4. wedid write
  5. youdid write
  6. theydid write

Conditional

Present

Affirmative
  1. Iwould write
  2. youwould write
  3. he, she, itwould write
  4. wewould write
  5. youwould write
  6. theywould write
Negative
  1. Iwould not write
  2. youwould not write
  3. he, she, itwould not write
  4. wewould not write
  5. youwould not write
  6. theywould not write
Interrogative
  1. WouldI write?
  2. Wouldyou write?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it write?
  4. Wouldwe write?
  5. Wouldyou write?
  6. Wouldthey write?
Passive
  1. Iwould be written
  2. youwould be written
  3. he, she, itwould be written
  4. wewould be written
  5. youwould be written
  6. theywould be written

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have written
  2. youwould have written
  3. he, she, itwould have written
  4. wewould have written
  5. youwould have written
  6. theywould have written
Negative
  1. Iwould not have written
  2. youwould not have written
  3. he, she, itwould not have written
  4. wewould not have written
  5. youwould not have written
  6. theywould not have written
Interrogative
  1. WouldI have written?
  2. Wouldyou have written?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it have written?
  4. Wouldwe have written?
  5. Wouldyou have written?
  6. Wouldthey have written?
Passive
  1. Iwould have been written
  2. youwould have been written
  3. he, she, itwould have been written
  4. wewould have been written
  5. youwould have been written
  6. theywould have been written

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould be writing
  2. youwould be writing
  3. he, she, itwould be writing
  4. wewould be writing
  5. youwould be writing
  6. theywould be writing

Perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have been writing
  2. youwould have been writing
  3. he, she, itwould have been writing
  4. wewould have been writing
  5. youwould have been writing
  6. theywould have been writing

Imperative

Present

Affirmative
  1. I—
  2. youwrite!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's write!
  5. youwrite!
  6. they—
Negative
  1. I—
  2. youdon't write!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's not write!
  5. youdon't write!
  6. they—

Subjunctive

Present

Affirmative
  1. Iwrite
  2. youwrite
  3. he, she, itwrite
  4. wewrite
  5. youwrite
  6. theywrite

Past

Affirmative
  1. Iwrote
  2. youwrote
  3. he, she, itwrote
  4. wewrote
  5. youwrote
  6. theywrote

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad written
  2. youhad written
  3. he, she, ithad written
  4. wehad written
  5. youhad written
  6. theyhad written

Future

Affirmative
  1. Ishould write
  2. youshould write
  3. he, she, itshould write
  4. weshould write
  5. youshould write
  6. theyshould write

Infinitive

Present

Affirmative
  1. (to) write

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. (to) have written

Participle

Present

Affirmative
  1. writing

Past

Affirmative
  1. written