The Verb "Wet" in English

Conjugation of "To Wet"

The verb "wet" is an irregular verb. (This means that "wet" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Wet"

FormwetAlternative Name
Base FormwetInfinitive Form
The -S FormwetsThird Person Singular Form
Past Formwet (also wetted)Simple Past Tense
The -ING FormwettingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formwet (also wetted)[no alternative name]

"To Wet" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "wet" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

PersonSimple PastPast Progressive TensePast Perfect TensePast Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • wet (also wetted)
  • wet (also wetted)
  • wet (also wetted)
  • wet (also wetted)
  • wet (also wetted)
  • wet (also wetted)
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was wetting
  • were wetting
  • was wetting
  • were wetting
  • were wetting
  • were wetting
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had wet (also wetted)
  • had wet (also wetted)
  • had wet (also wetted)
  • had wet (also wetted)
  • had wet (also wetted)
  • had wet (also wetted)
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been wetting
  • had been wetting
  • had been wetting
  • had been wetting
  • had been wetting
  • had been wetting
The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

PersonSimple PresentPresent Progressive TensePresent Perfect TensePresent Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • wet
  • wet
  • wets
  • wet
  • wet
  • wet
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am wetting
  • are wetting
  • is wetting
  • are wetting
  • are wetting
  • are wetting
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have wet (also wetted)
  • have wet (also wetted)
  • has wet (also wetted)
  • have wet (also wetted)
  • have wet (also wetted)
  • have wet (also wetted)
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been wetting
  • have been wetting
  • has been wetting
  • have been wetting
  • have been wetting
  • have been wetting
The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

PersonSimple FutureFuture Progressive TenseFuture Perfect TenseFuture Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • will wet
  • will wet
  • will wet
  • will wet
  • will wet
  • will wet
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be wetting
  • will be wetting
  • will be wetting
  • will be wetting
  • will be wetting
  • will be wetting
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have wet (also wetted)
  • will have wet (also wetted)
  • will have wet (also wetted)
  • will have wet (also wetted)
  • will have wet (also wetted)
  • will have wet (also wetted)
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been wetting
  • will have been wetting
  • will have been wetting
  • will have been wetting
  • will have been wetting
  • will have been wetting
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs: Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.