Meaning: to fix or fasten something in place with a nail.
Nail Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Nail |
| Past Tense (V2): | Nailed |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Nailed |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Nailing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Nails |
Nail Past Tense:
Past Tense of Nail is Nailed.
Example: Sarah nailed the painting.
Nail Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Nail is Nailed.
Example: Sarah has nailed the painting.
Nail Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Nail is Nailing.
Example: Sarah is nailing the painting.
Nail 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Nail is Nails.
Example: Sarah nails the painting.

Nail Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I nail the painting.
- We/You/They nail the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam nails the painting.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am nailing the painting.
- We/You/They are nailing the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam is nailing the painting.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have nailed the painting.
- We/You/They have nailed the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam has nailed the painting.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been nailing the painting.
- We/You/They have been nailing the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam has been nailing the painting.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I nailed the painting.
- We/You/They nailed the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam nailed the painting.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was nailing the painting.
- We/You/They were nailing the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam was nailing the painting.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had nailed the painting.
- We/You/They had nailed the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam had nailed the painting.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been nailing the painting.
- We/You/They had been nailing the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam had been nailing the painting.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will nail the painting.
- We/You/They will nail the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam will nail the painting.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be nailing the painting.
- We/You/They will be nailing the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam will be nailing the painting.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have nailed the painting.
- We/You/They will have nailed the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam will have nailed the painting.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been nailing the painting.
- We/You/They will have been nailing the painting.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been nailing the painting.
Past Tense of Nail Phrasal Verbs
| Nail Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Nail down | Nailed down |
| Nail up | Nailed up |
| Nail on | Nailed on |
| Nail off | Nailed off |
| Nail in | Nailed in |
| Nail through | Nailed through |
| Nail with | Nailed with |
| Nail back | Nailed back |
| Nail out | Nailed out |
| Nail together | Nailed together |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Nail?
Future Tense of nail is “will nail”.
What is the Present Tense of Nail?
Present Tense of nail is “nail + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | nail |
| He/she/it/singular name | nails |
| Present participle | nailing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Nail?
Past perfect tense of take is “had nailed”.






