regular model: work
verbs ending in -e: like

find - model verb Change 'i' to 'ou' to form the preterit and the past participle.
Verbs that follow
this model:
  1. bind
  2. grind
  3. rebind
  4. regrind
  5. rewind
  6. spellbind
  7. unbind
  8. unwind
  9. wind

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grind

It is conjugated like: find
infinitive:
present participle:
past participle:
(to) grind
grinding
ground
definition
in Spanish
in French
in Italian

Indicative

presentAlso known as:
present simple or simple present
Igrind
yougrind
he, she, itgrinds
wegrind
yougrind
theygrind
simple pastAlso known as:
past simple or preterit
Iground
youground
he, she, itground
weground
youground
theyground
future
Iwill grind
youwill grind
he, she, itwill grind
wewill grind
youwill grind
theywill grind

Perfect tenses

present perfect
Ihave ground
youhave ground
he, she, ithas ground
wehave ground
youhave ground
theyhave ground
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect
Ihad ground
youhad ground
he, she, ithad ground
wehad ground
youhad ground
theyhad ground
future perfect
Iwill have ground
youwill have ground
he, she, itwill have ground
wewill have ground
youwill have ground
theywill have ground

Continuous (progressive) and emphatic tenses

present continuous
Iam grinding
youare grinding
he, she, itis grinding
weare grinding
youare grinding
theyare grinding
past continuous
Iwas grinding
youwere grinding
he, she, itwas grinding
wewere grinding
youwere grinding
theywere grinding
present emphatic
Ido grind
youdo grind
he, she, itdoes grind
wedo grind
youdo grind
theydo grind
past emphatic
Idid grind
youdid grind
he, she, itdid grind
wedid grind
youdid grind
theydid grind

Compound continuous (progressive) tenses

present perfect
Ihave been grinding
youhave been grinding
he, she, ithas been grinding
wehave been grinding
youhave been grinding
theyhave been grinding
past perfect
Ihad been grinding
youhad been grinding
he, she, ithad been grinding
wehad been grinding
youhad been grinding
theyhad been grinding
future
Iwill be grinding
youwill be grinding
he, she, itwill be grinding
wewill be grinding
youwill be grinding
theywill be grinding
future perfect
Iwill have been grinding
youwill have been grinding
he, she, itwill have been grinding
wewill have been grinding
youwill have been grinding
theywill have been grinding

Conditional

present
Iwould grind
youwould grind
he, she, itwould grind
wewould grind
youwould grind
theywould grind
perfectAlso known as:
past conditional
Iwould have ground
youwould have ground
he, she, itwould have ground
wewould have ground
youwould have ground
theywould have ground
present continuous
Iwould be grinding
youwould be grinding
he, she, itwould be grinding
wewould be grinding
youwould be grinding
theywould be grinding
perfect continuous
Iwould have been grinding
youwould have been grinding
he, she, itwould have been grinding
wewould have been grinding
youwould have been grinding
theywould have been grinding

Imperative

present
(you)grind!
(we)let's grind!
(you)grind!

Subjunctive

present
Igrind
yougrind
he, she, itgrind
wegrind
yougrind
theygrind
past
Iground
youground
he, she, itground
weground
youground
theyground
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect subjunctive
Ihad ground
youhad ground
he, she, ithad ground
wehad ground
youhad ground
theyhad ground
future
Ishould grind
youshould grind
he, she, itshould grind
weshould grind
youshould grind
theyshould grind

  Note: One may encounter the archaic form grinded as a preterit or past participle, or the archaic form grounden as a past participle.  

*Blue letters in conjugations are irregular forms. (example)
*Red letters in conjugations are exceptions to the model. (example)

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