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Conjugation rail conjugation
How do you conjugate rail?
rail · verb
Present I rail
Positive I rail
Singular
1st person I rail
2nd person you rail
3rd person he/she/it rails
Plural
1st person we rail
2nd person you rail
3rd person they rail
Negative I don't rail
Singular
1st person I don't rail I do not rail
2nd person you don't rail you do not rail
3rd person he/she/it doesn't rail he/she/it does not rail
Plural
1st person we don't rail we do not rail
2nd person you don't rail you do not rail
3rd person they don't rail they do not rail
Question do I rail?
Singular
1st person do I rail?
2nd person do you rail?
3rd person does he/she/it rail?
Plural
1st person do we rail?
2nd person do you rail?
3rd person do they rail?
Negative question don't I rail?
Singular
1st person don't I rail? do I not rail?
2nd person don't you rail? do you not rail?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it rail? does he/she/it not rail?
Plural
1st person don't we rail? do we not rail?
2nd person don't you rail? do you not rail?
3rd person don't they rail? do they not rail?
Past I railed
Positive I railed
Singular
1st person I railed
2nd person you railed
3rd person he/she/it railed
Plural
1st person we railed
2nd person you railed
3rd person they railed
Negative I didn't rail
Singular
1st person I didn't rail I did not rail
2nd person you didn't rail you did not rail
3rd person he/she/it didn't rail he/she/it did not rail
Plural
1st person we didn't rail we did not rail
2nd person you didn't rail you did not rail
3rd person they didn't rail they did not rail
Question did I rail?
Singular
1st person did I rail?
2nd person did you rail?
3rd person did he/she/it rail?
Plural
1st person did we rail?
2nd person did you rail?
3rd person did they rail?
Negative question didn't I rail?
Singular
1st person didn't I rail? did I not rail?
2nd person didn't you rail? did you not rail?
3rd person didn't he/she/it rail? did he/she/it not rail?
Plural
1st person didn't we rail? did we not rail?
2nd person didn't you rail? did you not rail?
3rd person didn't they rail? did they not rail?
Future I'll rail
Positive I'll rail
Singular
1st person I'll rail I will rail
2nd person you'll rail you will rail
3rd person he/she/it'll rail he/she/it will rail
Plural
1st person we'll rail we will rail
2nd person you'll rail you will rail
3rd person they'll rail they will rail
Negative I won't rail
Singular
1st person I won't rail I will not rail
2nd person you won't rail you will not rail
3rd person he/she/it won't rail he/she/it will not rail
Plural
1st person we won't rail we will not rail
2nd person you won't rail you will not rail
3rd person they won't rail they will not rail
Question will I rail?
Singular
1st person will I rail?
2nd person will you rail?
3rd person will he/she/it rail?
Plural
1st person will we rail?
2nd person will you rail?
3rd person will they rail?
Negative question won't I rail?
Singular
1st person won't I rail? will I not rail?
2nd person won't you rail? will you not rail?
3rd person won't he/she/it rail? will he/she/it not rail?
Plural
1st person won't we rail? will we not rail?
2nd person won't you rail? will you not rail?
3rd person won't they rail? will they not rail?
Conditional I'd rail
Positive I'd rail
Singular
1st person I'd rail I would rail
2nd person you'd rail you would rail
3rd person he/she/it'd rail he/she/it would rail
Plural
1st person we'd rail we would rail
2nd person you'd rail you would rail
3rd person they'd rail they would rail
Negative I wouldn't rail
Singular
1st person I wouldn't rail I would not rail
2nd person you wouldn't rail you would not rail
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't rail he/she/it would not rail
Plural
1st person we wouldn't rail we would not rail
2nd person you wouldn't rail you would not rail
3rd person they wouldn't rail they would not rail
Question would I rail?
Singular
1st person would I rail?
2nd person would you rail?
3rd person would he/she/it rail?
Plural
1st person would we rail?
2nd person would you rail?
3rd person would they rail?
Negative question wouldn't I rail?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I rail? would I not rail?
2nd person wouldn't you rail? would you not rail?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it rail? would he/she/it not rail?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we rail? would we not rail?
2nd person wouldn't you rail? would you not rail?
3rd person wouldn't they rail? would they not rail?
Present continuous I'm railing
Positive I'm railing
Singular
1st person I'm railing I am railing
2nd person you're railing you are railing
3rd person he/she/it's railing he/she/it is railing
Plural
1st person we're railing we are railing
2nd person you're railing you are railing
3rd person they're railing they are railing
Negative I'm not railing
Singular
1st person I'm not railing I am not railing
2nd person you aren't railing you're not railing you are not railing
3rd person he/she/it isn't railing he/she/it's not railing he/she/it is not railing
Plural
1st person we aren't railing we're not railing we are not railing
2nd person you aren't railing you're not railing you are not railing
3rd person they aren't railing they're not railing they are not railing
Question am I railing?
Singular
1st person am I railing?
2nd person are you railing?
3rd person is he/she/it railing?
Plural
1st person are we railing?
2nd person are you railing?
3rd person are they railing?
Negative question aren't I railing?
Singular
1st person aren't I railing? am I not railing?
2nd person aren't you railing? are you not railing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it railing? is he/she/it not railing?
Plural
1st person aren't we railing? are we not railing?
2nd person aren't you railing? are you not railing?
3rd person aren't they railing? are they not railing?
Past continuous I was railing
Positive I was railing
Singular
1st person I was railing
2nd person you were railing
3rd person he/she/it was railing
Plural
1st person we were railing
2nd person you were railing
3rd person they were railing
Negative I wasn't railing
Singular
1st person I wasn't railing I was not railing
2nd person you weren't railing you were not railing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't railing he/she/it was not railing
Plural
1st person we weren't railing we were not railing
2nd person you weren't railing you were not railing
3rd person they weren't railing they were not railing
Question was I railing?
Singular
1st person was I railing?
2nd person were you railing?
3rd person was he/she/it railing?
Plural
1st person were we railing?
2nd person were you railing?
3rd person were they railing?
Negative question wasn't I railing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I railing? was I not railing?
2nd person weren't you railing? were you not railing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it railing? was he/she/it not railing?
Plural
1st person weren't we railing? were we not railing?
2nd person weren't you railing? were you not railing?
3rd person weren't they railing? were they not railing?
Future continuous I'll be railing
Positive I'll be railing
Singular
1st person I'll be railing I will be railing
2nd person you'll be railing you will be railing
3rd person he/she/it'll be railing he/she/it will be railing
Plural
1st person we'll be railing we will be railing
2nd person you'll be railing you will be railing
3rd person they'll be railing they will be railing
Negative I won't be railing
Singular
1st person I won't be railing I will not be railing
2nd person you won't be railing you will not be railing
3rd person he/she/it won't be railing he/she/it will not be railing
Plural
1st person we won't be railing we will not be railing
2nd person you won't be railing you will not be railing
3rd person they won't be railing they will not be railing
Question will I be railing?
Singular
1st person will I be railing?
2nd person will you be railing?
3rd person will he/she/it be railing?
Plural
1st person will we be railing?
2nd person will you be railing?
3rd person will they be railing?
Negative question won't I be railing?
Singular
1st person won't I be railing? will I not be railing?
2nd person won't you be railing? will you not be railing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be railing? will he/she/it not be railing?
Plural
1st person won't we be railing? will we not be railing?
2nd person won't you be railing? will you not be railing?
3rd person won't they be railing? will they not be railing?
Conditional continuous I'd be railing
Positive I'd be railing
Singular
1st person I'd be railing I would be railing
2nd person you'd be railing you would be railing
3rd person he/she/it'd be railing he/she/it would be railing
Plural
1st person we'd be railing we would be railing
2nd person you'd be railing you would be railing
3rd person they'd be railing they would be railing
Negative I wouldn't be railing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be railing I would not be railing
2nd person you wouldn't be railing you would not be railing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be railing he/she/it would not be railing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be railing we would not be railing
2nd person you wouldn't be railing you would not be railing
3rd person they wouldn't be railing they would not be railing
Question would I be railing?
Singular
1st person would I be railing?
2nd person would you be railing?
3rd person would he/she/it be railing?
Plural
1st person would we be railing?
2nd person would you be railing?
3rd person would they be railing?
Negative question wouldn't I be railing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be railing? would I not be railing?
2nd person wouldn't you be railing? would you not be railing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be railing? would he/she/it not be railing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be railing? would we not be railing?
2nd person wouldn't you be railing? would you not be railing?
3rd person wouldn't they be railing? would they not be railing?
Present perfect I've railed
Positive I've railed
Singular
1st person I've railed I have railed
2nd person you've railed you have railed
3rd person he/she/it's railed he/she/it has railed
Plural
1st person we've railed we have railed
2nd person you've railed you have railed
3rd person they've railed they have railed
Negative I haven't railed
Singular
1st person I haven't railed I have not railed
2nd person you haven't railed you have not railed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't railed he/she/it has not railed
Plural
1st person we haven't railed we have not railed
2nd person you haven't railed you have not railed
3rd person they haven't railed they have not railed
Question have I railed?
Singular
1st person have I railed?
2nd person have you railed?
3rd person has he/she/it railed?
Plural
1st person have we railed?
2nd person have you railed?
3rd person have they railed?
Negative question haven't I railed?
Singular
1st person haven't I railed? have I not railed?
2nd person haven't you railed? have you not railed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it railed? has he/she/it not railed?
Plural
1st person haven't we railed? have we not railed?
2nd person haven't you railed? have you not railed?
3rd person haven't they railed? have they not railed?
Past perfect I had railed
Positive I had railed
Singular
1st person I had railed
2nd person you had railed
3rd person he/she/it had railed
Plural
1st person we had railed
2nd person you had railed
3rd person they had railed
Negative I hadn't railed
Singular
1st person I hadn't railed I had not railed
2nd person you hadn't railed you had not railed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't railed he/she/it had not railed
Plural
1st person we hadn't railed we had not railed
2nd person you hadn't railed you had not railed
3rd person they hadn't railed they had not railed
Question had I railed?
Singular
1st person had I railed?
2nd person had you railed?
3rd person had he/she/it railed?
Plural
1st person had we railed?
2nd person had you railed?
3rd person had they railed?
Negative question hadn't I railed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I railed? had I not railed?
2nd person hadn't you railed? had you not railed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it railed? had he/she/it not railed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we railed? had we not railed?
2nd person hadn't you railed? had you not railed?
3rd person hadn't they railed? had they not railed?
Future perfect I'll have railed
Positive I'll have railed
Singular
1st person I'll have railed I will have railed
2nd person you'll have railed you will have railed
3rd person he/she/it'll have railed he/she/it will have railed
Plural
1st person we'll have railed we will have railed
2nd person you'll have railed you will have railed
3rd person they'll have railed they will have railed
Negative I won't have railed
Singular
1st person I won't have railed I will not have railed
2nd person you won't have railed you will not have railed
3rd person he/she/it won't have railed he/she/it will not have railed
Plural
1st person we won't have railed we will not have railed
2nd person you won't have railed you will not have railed
3rd person they won't have railed they will not have railed
Question +'ll I have railed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have railed? will I have railed?
2nd person +'ll you have railed? will you have railed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have railed? will he/she/it have railed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have railed? will we have railed?
2nd person +'ll you have railed? will you have railed?
3rd person +'ll they have railed? will they have railed?
Negative question won't I have railed?
Singular
1st person won't I have railed? will I not have railed?
2nd person won't you have railed? will you not have railed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have railed? will he/she/it not have railed?
Plural
1st person won't we have railed? will we not have railed?
2nd person won't you have railed? will you not have railed?
3rd person won't they have railed? will they not have railed?
Conditional perfect I'd have railed
Positive I'd have railed
Singular
1st person I'd have railed I would have railed
2nd person you'd have railed you would have railed
3rd person he/she/it'd have railed he/she/it would have railed
Plural
1st person we'd have railed we would have railed
2nd person you'd have railed you would have railed
3rd person they'd have railed they would have railed
Negative I wouldn't have railed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have railed I would not have railed
2nd person you wouldn't have railed you would not have railed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have railed he/she/it would not have railed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have railed we would not have railed
2nd person you wouldn't have railed you would not have railed
3rd person they wouldn't have railed they would not have railed
Question would I have railed?
Singular
1st person would I have railed?
2nd person would you have railed?
3rd person would he/she/it have railed?
Plural
1st person would we have railed?
2nd person would you have railed?
3rd person would they have railed?
Negative question wouldn't I have railed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have railed? would I not have railed?
2nd person wouldn't you have railed? would you not have railed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have railed? would he/she/it not have railed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have railed? would we not have railed?
2nd person wouldn't you have railed? would you not have railed?
3rd person wouldn't they have railed? would they not have railed?
Imperative rail!
Positive
you rail!
we let's rail!
Negative
you don't rail!
we let's not rail!
Examples rail examples
How do I use rail in a sentence?
Simple sentences
The town is accessible by rail.
He was leaning against the rail.
She was as thin as a rail.
I cross the rail tracks every morning.
A rail is a piece of metal or wood which is long and thin. For example, a train runs on rails, which is why we call it a railway train.
Tom was leaning against the rail.
We happened to see a truck run into the guard-rail.
The cost of the air fare is higher than of the rail fare.
Hold on to the rail.
Get hold of the rail just in case.
Hold on to the rail while going down these stairs.
Movie subtitles
Get your dory to the rail.
Lower your dory to the rail.
I'll climb over his stern rail or sail the bottom out of us.
And Hi Hat on the rail, with Flying Demon third.
John Case, the rail-splitter, friend of the people.
Here we sit, day after day, like buzzards on a rail fence.
You men! Lash Capt. Stuart to the mizzen fife rail!
Pilot coming over the rail, sir. There's a Navy lieutenant with him.
As far as the rail road fare is concerned. I reckon we can check that off to time lost, call it quits. But, mister, I..
I saw us leaning on the rail of a ship, looking at the sea and the stars. standing on a tropical beach in the moonlight. with the palm trees sighing above us.
Step out with your right foot first. like you're reaching for a bar rail.
Because they'd run you out of town on a rail.
Small rail.
Big rail.
When we clear the rail, come over the side!
Find the wind and then choose your rail.
When you get him onboard, stretch him with a rail to dry him off.
Going on deck, I found Fletcher Christian and Roger Byam talking together at the rail.
Get a rail.!
Here. Here's a rail.
There's a rail.
What do you want with a rail,Jack?
Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, the whole Great Lakes country beginning to ship east by rail.
You see, they land here at Cape Town, then proceed by rail to Kimberley.
I'm going to walk that rail!
That's the end of the rail.
Pilot coming over the rail, sir.
Put your foot on the rail.
Uncle of Exeter, set free the man committed yesterday, that rail'd against our person.
And just a while ago, a tank car of gasoline was blown up in the rail yard in the same area.
Because they'd run you out of town on a rail. But I tell you what I'm going to do for you, George.
Elwood buys theatre tickets and rail road tickets for both of them.
The light was dim, sir, but I could see someone who was kneeling against the altar rail.
How could you possibly know that the rail road was coming this way?
When the rail road comes through here, how much do you think this property will be worth?
Don't make me do it now. You're nothin' but a rail road tramp. You're not fit to live among decent people.
You heard her tell how they're gonna run the rail road through here, bring in thousands of new people from the east.
News and current affairs
That is why Obama called for an increase in US public investment in three areas: education, science and technology, and infrastructure (including broadband Internet, fast rail, and clean energy).
It scoffs at assertions that Russia would cheat by multiplying warheads on bombers or new rail-based missile carriers, arguing that the Kremlin would want to avoid America's compensatory response.
Despite these problems, Brown has committed California to a San Francisco-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail boondoggle.
A new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, to be based in Beijing, will help to fund infrastructure projects (roads, power, and rail, among others) throughout the region.
The New Silk Road land belt seeks to connect China with the economies of East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and Europe through an expanded grid of rail, highways, power, fiber, and other networks.
Food could have been transported by rail within British India to save many starving people, but the British believed in a hands-off, laissez faire policy.
While free marketers rail against industrial policy, in the US the government actively supports new technologies, and has done so for a long time.
Many rail and road projects are also proceeding slowly, owing to local opposition, not a lack of financing.
The airport, highways, and other infrastructure are first class, and a high-speed intercity rail network links Ankara with other parts of the country.
And the Port of Hamburg has a digital system to reduce water, rail, and ground traffic congestion.
Good rail lines, roads, and ports allow products and services to be distributed widely at lower cost, and to benefit from economies of scale.
NEW YORK - It is truly odd to read Paul Krugman rail, time and again, against the British government.
The federal budget will subsidize this spending through lower tariffs on energy, heat, gas, and rail transport.
But, as they rail against the failure of the West to take action, they should remember why such action is impossible.
Superconductors are being used for levitated trains in high-speed rail transport, and as microwave filters for improved signal bandwidth in cellular base stations.
And, if the project somehow is completed, it will be a not-so-high-speed rail that will drain badly needed resources from other essential government services for many decades.
This was especially evident in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, ethnic violence in Xinjiang in 2009, and the high-speed rail crash in Wenzhou in 2011.
Indeed, recognizing its over-investment in infrastructure, the government recently abandoned several high-speed rail projects that were already under construction.
China's investment frenzy reminds many people of Japan in the 1980's, when high-speed rail links were extended to Japan's remotest corners.
The recent high-speed rail debacle is a case in point.
In 2003, China built its first high-speed-rail project.
By the end of 2010, China's operational high-speed-rail network surpassed 8,000 kilometers, with an additional 17,000 kilometers under construction.
While some issues - for example, a national highway or rail system - require national-level problem solving, many key challenges of sustainable development are best confronted at the urban level.
There is no direct rail link between Zagreb and Belgrade.
Enraged by a sense of social injustice, the reds rail against the establishment's double standards, while the pro-establishment yellows have hunkered down for a battle of attrition.
Improving road and rail capacity enables farmers to reach buyers - and fertilizer and other agricultural inputs to reach farmers.
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