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Imitate of Definition and Meaning
Imitate is a verb meaning to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Imitate
| Base Form (V1) | imitate |
| Past Form (V2) | imitated |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | imitated |
| s / es/ es (V4) | imitates |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | imitating |
Imiate of Past Simple V2
The verb imitate is also employed in its V2 form as “imitated”. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Imitate of Past Participle V3
This verb’s V3 form is “imitated‘. In the case of past perfect tense or present perfect tense, the word “imitated“ is used.
+ In the present perfect tense, the word imitate is used ‘have +’imitated’ or ‘has +’imitated.’
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + ‘imitated ‘ subjects.
- He, she, and it are used as ‘has +”imitated” subjects.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had +”imbibed‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Imitate V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Conjugation table: Imitate | |||
| Number | Singular | ||
| Present Simple of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| imitate | imitate | imitates | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| imitate | imitate | imitate | |
| Present Continuous of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| am imitating | are imitating | is imitating | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| are imitating | are imitating | are imitating | |
| Present Perfect of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| have imitated | have imitated | has imitated | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have imitated | have imitated | have imitated | |
| Present Perfect Continuous of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| have been imitating | have been imitating | has been imitating | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have been imitating | have been imitating | have been imitating | |
| Past Simple of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| imitated | imitated | imitated | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| imitated | imitated | imitated | |
| Past Continuous of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| was imitating | were imitating | was imitating | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| were imitating | were imitating | were imitating | |
| Past Perfect of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| had imitated | had imitated | had imitated | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had imitated | had imitated | had imitated | |
| Past Perfect Continuous of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| had been imitating | had been imitating | had been imitating | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had been imitating | had been imitating | had been imitating | |
| Future Simple of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall imitate | will/shall imitate | will/shall imitate | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall imitate | will/shall imitate | will/shall imitate | |
| Future Continuous of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall be imitating | will/shall be imitating | will/shall be imitating | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall be imitating | will/shall be imitating | will/shall be imitating | |
| Future Perfect of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have imitated | will/shall have imitated | will/shall have imitated | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have imitated | will/shall have imitated | will/shall have imitated | |
| Future Perfect Continuous of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have been imitating | will/shall have been imitating | will/shall have been imitating | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have been imitating | will/shall have been imitating | will/shall have been imitating | |
| Conditional Present of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| would imitate | would imitate | would imitate | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would imitate | would imitate | would imitate | |
| Conditional Perfect of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have imitated | would have imitated | would have imitated | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have imitated | would have imitated | would have imitated | |
| Conditional Present Continuous of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| would be imitating | would be imitating | would be imitating | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would be imitating | would be imitating | would be imitating | |
| Conditional Perfect Continuous of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have been imitating | would have been imitating | would have been imitating | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have been imitating | would have been imitating | would have been imitating | |
| Present Subjunctive of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| imitate | imitate | imitate | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| imitate | imitate | imitate | |
| Past Subjunctive of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| imitated | imitated | imitated | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| imitated | imitated | imitated | |
| Past Perfect Subjunctive of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| had imitated | had imitated | had imitated | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had imitated | had imitated | had imitated | |
| Imperative of imitate | I | You | She/He/It |
| imitate | |||
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| Let’s imitate | imitate | ||
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Example Sentences with Imitate V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about imitate sentence examples:
- They will imitate this design
- He imitated her accent perfectly.
- The design of this house has imitated the old house
- This chemical imitates particular natural ones.
- My four-year-old daughter is always imitating her older sister.
Synonym Words For Imitate
Synonym of imitate word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of imitate:
- copy
- mimic
- echo
- ape
- mirror
- parrot
- repeat
- follow
- emulate
- mime
- copycat
- duplicate
- simulate
- follow suit
- follow the example of
- take after
- take as a model
- take as an example
- pattern yourself after
Opposite Words For Imitate
The antonym of imitate word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as imitate:
- neglect
- tell truth be
- original
- destroy
- ruin
- raze
- contrast with
- contradict
- differ from
- be unlike
- juxtapose
- be dissimilar to
- counter
- diverge from
- be contrary to
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Imitate (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of imitate?
The past tense of imitate is imitated. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of imitate is imitates. The present participle of imitate is imitating. The past participle of imitate is imitated.
| Base Form (V1) | imitate |
| Past Form (V2) | imitated |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | imitated |
| s / es/ ies (V4) | imitates |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | imitating |
What is the V2 and V3 form of imitate?
+ The V2 and V3 form of imitate is “ imitated “ and “ imitated”.
What is the sentence of imitate?
What is the past tense V2 of imitate?
+ The past tense of imitate is “ imitated“.
What is the past tense V3 of imitate?
+ The past participle of imitate is “ imitated“.
What is the present participle V5 of imitate?
+ The present participle of imitate is “ imitating”.
Conclusion
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