The Verb "Thrust" in English

Conjugation of "To Thrust"

The verb "thrust" is an irregular verb. (This means that "thrust" 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 Thrust"

FormthrustAlternative Name
Base FormthrustInfinitive Form
The -S FormthrustsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormthrustSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormthrustingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formthrust[no alternative name]

"To Thrust" in All the Tenses

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