Nail Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

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 past tense

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”.