The Verb "Forsake" in English

Conjugation of "To Forsake"

The verb "forsake" is an irregular verb. (This means that "forsake" 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 Forsake"

FormforsakeAlternative Name
Base FormforsakeInfinitive Form
The -S FormforsakesThird Person Singular Form
Past FormforsookSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormforsakingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formforsaken[no alternative name]

"To Forsake" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "forsake" 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
  • forsook
  • forsook
  • forsook
  • forsook
  • forsook
  • forsook
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was forsaking
  • were forsaking
  • was forsaking
  • were forsaking
  • were forsaking
  • were forsaking
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had forsaken
  • had forsaken
  • had forsaken
  • had forsaken
  • had forsaken
  • had forsaken
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been forsaking
  • had been forsaking
  • had been forsaking
  • had been forsaking
  • had been forsaking
  • had been forsaking
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
  • forsake
  • forsake
  • forsakes
  • forsake
  • forsake
  • forsake
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am forsaking
  • are forsaking
  • is forsaking
  • are forsaking
  • are forsaking
  • are forsaking
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have forsaken
  • have forsaken
  • has forsaken
  • have forsaken
  • have forsaken
  • have forsaken
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been forsaking
  • have been forsaking
  • has been forsaking
  • have been forsaking
  • have been forsaking
  • have been forsaking
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 forsake
  • will forsake
  • will forsake
  • will forsake
  • will forsake
  • will forsake
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be forsaking
  • will be forsaking
  • will be forsaking
  • will be forsaking
  • will be forsaking
  • will be forsaking
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have forsaken
  • will have forsaken
  • will have forsaken
  • will have forsaken
  • will have forsaken
  • will have forsaken
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been forsaking
  • will have been forsaking
  • will have been forsaking
  • will have been forsaking
  • will have been forsaking
  • will have been forsaking
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

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Most Common Irregular Verbs

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This page was written by Craig Shrives.