The Verb "Wend" in English

by Craig Shrives

Conjugation of "To Wend"

The verb "wend" is an irregular verb. (This means that "wend" 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 Wend"

FormwendAlternative Name
Base FormwendInfinitive Form
The -S FormwendsThird Person Singular Form
Past Formwended (also went)Simple Past Tense
The -ING FormwendingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formwended (also went)[no alternative name]

"To Wend" in All the Tenses

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