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Conjugation enact conjugation
How do you conjugate enact?
enact · verb
Present I enact
Positive I enact
Singular
1st person I enact
2nd person you enact
3rd person he/she/it enacts
Plural
1st person we enact
2nd person you enact
3rd person they enact
Negative I don't enact
Singular
1st person I don't enact I do not enact
2nd person you don't enact you do not enact
3rd person he/she/it doesn't enact he/she/it does not enact
Plural
1st person we don't enact we do not enact
2nd person you don't enact you do not enact
3rd person they don't enact they do not enact
Question do I enact?
Singular
1st person do I enact?
2nd person do you enact?
3rd person does he/she/it enact?
Plural
1st person do we enact?
2nd person do you enact?
3rd person do they enact?
Negative question don't I enact?
Singular
1st person don't I enact? do I not enact?
2nd person don't you enact? do you not enact?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it enact? does he/she/it not enact?
Plural
1st person don't we enact? do we not enact?
2nd person don't you enact? do you not enact?
3rd person don't they enact? do they not enact?
Past I enacted
Positive I enacted
Singular
1st person I enacted
2nd person you enacted
3rd person he/she/it enacted
Plural
1st person we enacted
2nd person you enacted
3rd person they enacted
Negative I didn't enact
Singular
1st person I didn't enact I did not enact
2nd person you didn't enact you did not enact
3rd person he/she/it didn't enact he/she/it did not enact
Plural
1st person we didn't enact we did not enact
2nd person you didn't enact you did not enact
3rd person they didn't enact they did not enact
Question did I enact?
Singular
1st person did I enact?
2nd person did you enact?
3rd person did he/she/it enact?
Plural
1st person did we enact?
2nd person did you enact?
3rd person did they enact?
Negative question didn't I enact?
Singular
1st person didn't I enact? did I not enact?
2nd person didn't you enact? did you not enact?
3rd person didn't he/she/it enact? did he/she/it not enact?
Plural
1st person didn't we enact? did we not enact?
2nd person didn't you enact? did you not enact?
3rd person didn't they enact? did they not enact?
Future I'll enact
Positive I'll enact
Singular
1st person I'll enact I will enact
2nd person you'll enact you will enact
3rd person he/she/it'll enact he/she/it will enact
Plural
1st person we'll enact we will enact
2nd person you'll enact you will enact
3rd person they'll enact they will enact
Negative I won't enact
Singular
1st person I won't enact I will not enact
2nd person you won't enact you will not enact
3rd person he/she/it won't enact he/she/it will not enact
Plural
1st person we won't enact we will not enact
2nd person you won't enact you will not enact
3rd person they won't enact they will not enact
Question will I enact?
Singular
1st person will I enact?
2nd person will you enact?
3rd person will he/she/it enact?
Plural
1st person will we enact?
2nd person will you enact?
3rd person will they enact?
Negative question won't I enact?
Singular
1st person won't I enact? will I not enact?
2nd person won't you enact? will you not enact?
3rd person won't he/she/it enact? will he/she/it not enact?
Plural
1st person won't we enact? will we not enact?
2nd person won't you enact? will you not enact?
3rd person won't they enact? will they not enact?
Conditional I'd enact
Positive I'd enact
Singular
1st person I'd enact I would enact
2nd person you'd enact you would enact
3rd person he/she/it'd enact he/she/it would enact
Plural
1st person we'd enact we would enact
2nd person you'd enact you would enact
3rd person they'd enact they would enact
Negative I wouldn't enact
Singular
1st person I wouldn't enact I would not enact
2nd person you wouldn't enact you would not enact
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't enact he/she/it would not enact
Plural
1st person we wouldn't enact we would not enact
2nd person you wouldn't enact you would not enact
3rd person they wouldn't enact they would not enact
Question would I enact?
Singular
1st person would I enact?
2nd person would you enact?
3rd person would he/she/it enact?
Plural
1st person would we enact?
2nd person would you enact?
3rd person would they enact?
Negative question wouldn't I enact?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I enact? would I not enact?
2nd person wouldn't you enact? would you not enact?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it enact? would he/she/it not enact?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we enact? would we not enact?
2nd person wouldn't you enact? would you not enact?
3rd person wouldn't they enact? would they not enact?
Present continuous I'm enacting
Positive I'm enacting
Singular
1st person I'm enacting I am enacting
2nd person you're enacting you are enacting
3rd person he/she/it's enacting he/she/it is enacting
Plural
1st person we're enacting we are enacting
2nd person you're enacting you are enacting
3rd person they're enacting they are enacting
Negative I'm not enacting
Singular
1st person I'm not enacting I am not enacting
2nd person you aren't enacting you're not enacting you are not enacting
3rd person he/she/it isn't enacting he/she/it's not enacting he/she/it is not enacting
Plural
1st person we aren't enacting we're not enacting we are not enacting
2nd person you aren't enacting you're not enacting you are not enacting
3rd person they aren't enacting they're not enacting they are not enacting
Question am I enacting?
Singular
1st person am I enacting?
2nd person are you enacting?
3rd person is he/she/it enacting?
Plural
1st person are we enacting?
2nd person are you enacting?
3rd person are they enacting?
Negative question aren't I enacting?
Singular
1st person aren't I enacting? am I not enacting?
2nd person aren't you enacting? are you not enacting?
3rd person isn't he/she/it enacting? is he/she/it not enacting?
Plural
1st person aren't we enacting? are we not enacting?
2nd person aren't you enacting? are you not enacting?
3rd person aren't they enacting? are they not enacting?
Past continuous I was enacting
Positive I was enacting
Singular
1st person I was enacting
2nd person you were enacting
3rd person he/she/it was enacting
Plural
1st person we were enacting
2nd person you were enacting
3rd person they were enacting
Negative I wasn't enacting
Singular
1st person I wasn't enacting I was not enacting
2nd person you weren't enacting you were not enacting
3rd person he/she/it wasn't enacting he/she/it was not enacting
Plural
1st person we weren't enacting we were not enacting
2nd person you weren't enacting you were not enacting
3rd person they weren't enacting they were not enacting
Question was I enacting?
Singular
1st person was I enacting?
2nd person were you enacting?
3rd person was he/she/it enacting?
Plural
1st person were we enacting?
2nd person were you enacting?
3rd person were they enacting?
Negative question wasn't I enacting?
Singular
1st person wasn't I enacting? was I not enacting?
2nd person weren't you enacting? were you not enacting?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it enacting? was he/she/it not enacting?
Plural
1st person weren't we enacting? were we not enacting?
2nd person weren't you enacting? were you not enacting?
3rd person weren't they enacting? were they not enacting?
Future continuous I'll be enacting
Positive I'll be enacting
Singular
1st person I'll be enacting I will be enacting
2nd person you'll be enacting you will be enacting
3rd person he/she/it'll be enacting he/she/it will be enacting
Plural
1st person we'll be enacting we will be enacting
2nd person you'll be enacting you will be enacting
3rd person they'll be enacting they will be enacting
Negative I won't be enacting
Singular
1st person I won't be enacting I will not be enacting
2nd person you won't be enacting you will not be enacting
3rd person he/she/it won't be enacting he/she/it will not be enacting
Plural
1st person we won't be enacting we will not be enacting
2nd person you won't be enacting you will not be enacting
3rd person they won't be enacting they will not be enacting
Question will I be enacting?
Singular
1st person will I be enacting?
2nd person will you be enacting?
3rd person will he/she/it be enacting?
Plural
1st person will we be enacting?
2nd person will you be enacting?
3rd person will they be enacting?
Negative question won't I be enacting?
Singular
1st person won't I be enacting? will I not be enacting?
2nd person won't you be enacting? will you not be enacting?
3rd person won't he/she/it be enacting? will he/she/it not be enacting?
Plural
1st person won't we be enacting? will we not be enacting?
2nd person won't you be enacting? will you not be enacting?
3rd person won't they be enacting? will they not be enacting?
Conditional continuous I'd be enacting
Positive I'd be enacting
Singular
1st person I'd be enacting I would be enacting
2nd person you'd be enacting you would be enacting
3rd person he/she/it'd be enacting he/she/it would be enacting
Plural
1st person we'd be enacting we would be enacting
2nd person you'd be enacting you would be enacting
3rd person they'd be enacting they would be enacting
Negative I wouldn't be enacting
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be enacting I would not be enacting
2nd person you wouldn't be enacting you would not be enacting
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be enacting he/she/it would not be enacting
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be enacting we would not be enacting
2nd person you wouldn't be enacting you would not be enacting
3rd person they wouldn't be enacting they would not be enacting
Question would I be enacting?
Singular
1st person would I be enacting?
2nd person would you be enacting?
3rd person would he/she/it be enacting?
Plural
1st person would we be enacting?
2nd person would you be enacting?
3rd person would they be enacting?
Negative question wouldn't I be enacting?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be enacting? would I not be enacting?
2nd person wouldn't you be enacting? would you not be enacting?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be enacting? would he/she/it not be enacting?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be enacting? would we not be enacting?
2nd person wouldn't you be enacting? would you not be enacting?
3rd person wouldn't they be enacting? would they not be enacting?
Present perfect I've enacted
Positive I've enacted
Singular
1st person I've enacted I have enacted
2nd person you've enacted you have enacted
3rd person he/she/it's enacted he/she/it has enacted
Plural
1st person we've enacted we have enacted
2nd person you've enacted you have enacted
3rd person they've enacted they have enacted
Negative I haven't enacted
Singular
1st person I haven't enacted I have not enacted
2nd person you haven't enacted you have not enacted
3rd person he/she/it hasn't enacted he/she/it has not enacted
Plural
1st person we haven't enacted we have not enacted
2nd person you haven't enacted you have not enacted
3rd person they haven't enacted they have not enacted
Question have I enacted?
Singular
1st person have I enacted?
2nd person have you enacted?
3rd person has he/she/it enacted?
Plural
1st person have we enacted?
2nd person have you enacted?
3rd person have they enacted?
Negative question haven't I enacted?
Singular
1st person haven't I enacted? have I not enacted?
2nd person haven't you enacted? have you not enacted?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it enacted? has he/she/it not enacted?
Plural
1st person haven't we enacted? have we not enacted?
2nd person haven't you enacted? have you not enacted?
3rd person haven't they enacted? have they not enacted?
Past perfect I had enacted
Positive I had enacted
Singular
1st person I had enacted
2nd person you had enacted
3rd person he/she/it had enacted
Plural
1st person we had enacted
2nd person you had enacted
3rd person they had enacted
Negative I hadn't enacted
Singular
1st person I hadn't enacted I had not enacted
2nd person you hadn't enacted you had not enacted
3rd person he/she/it hadn't enacted he/she/it had not enacted
Plural
1st person we hadn't enacted we had not enacted
2nd person you hadn't enacted you had not enacted
3rd person they hadn't enacted they had not enacted
Question had I enacted?
Singular
1st person had I enacted?
2nd person had you enacted?
3rd person had he/she/it enacted?
Plural
1st person had we enacted?
2nd person had you enacted?
3rd person had they enacted?
Negative question hadn't I enacted?
Singular
1st person hadn't I enacted? had I not enacted?
2nd person hadn't you enacted? had you not enacted?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it enacted? had he/she/it not enacted?
Plural
1st person hadn't we enacted? had we not enacted?
2nd person hadn't you enacted? had you not enacted?
3rd person hadn't they enacted? had they not enacted?
Future perfect I'll have enacted
Positive I'll have enacted
Singular
1st person I'll have enacted I will have enacted
2nd person you'll have enacted you will have enacted
3rd person he/she/it'll have enacted he/she/it will have enacted
Plural
1st person we'll have enacted we will have enacted
2nd person you'll have enacted you will have enacted
3rd person they'll have enacted they will have enacted
Negative I won't have enacted
Singular
1st person I won't have enacted I will not have enacted
2nd person you won't have enacted you will not have enacted
3rd person he/she/it won't have enacted he/she/it will not have enacted
Plural
1st person we won't have enacted we will not have enacted
2nd person you won't have enacted you will not have enacted
3rd person they won't have enacted they will not have enacted
Question +'ll I have enacted?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have enacted? will I have enacted?
2nd person +'ll you have enacted? will you have enacted?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have enacted? will he/she/it have enacted?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have enacted? will we have enacted?
2nd person +'ll you have enacted? will you have enacted?
3rd person +'ll they have enacted? will they have enacted?
Negative question won't I have enacted?
Singular
1st person won't I have enacted? will I not have enacted?
2nd person won't you have enacted? will you not have enacted?
3rd person won't he/she/it have enacted? will he/she/it not have enacted?
Plural
1st person won't we have enacted? will we not have enacted?
2nd person won't you have enacted? will you not have enacted?
3rd person won't they have enacted? will they not have enacted?
Conditional perfect I'd have enacted
Positive I'd have enacted
Singular
1st person I'd have enacted I would have enacted
2nd person you'd have enacted you would have enacted
3rd person he/she/it'd have enacted he/she/it would have enacted
Plural
1st person we'd have enacted we would have enacted
2nd person you'd have enacted you would have enacted
3rd person they'd have enacted they would have enacted
Negative I wouldn't have enacted
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have enacted I would not have enacted
2nd person you wouldn't have enacted you would not have enacted
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have enacted he/she/it would not have enacted
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have enacted we would not have enacted
2nd person you wouldn't have enacted you would not have enacted
3rd person they wouldn't have enacted they would not have enacted
Question would I have enacted?
Singular
1st person would I have enacted?
2nd person would you have enacted?
3rd person would he/she/it have enacted?
Plural
1st person would we have enacted?
2nd person would you have enacted?
3rd person would they have enacted?
Negative question wouldn't I have enacted?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have enacted? would I not have enacted?
2nd person wouldn't you have enacted? would you not have enacted?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have enacted? would he/she/it not have enacted?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have enacted? would we not have enacted?
2nd person wouldn't you have enacted? would you not have enacted?
3rd person wouldn't they have enacted? would they not have enacted?
Imperative enact!
Positive
you enact!
we let's enact!
Negative
you don't enact!
we let's not enact!
Examples enact examples
How do I use enact in a sentence?
Simple sentences
If it is not absolutely necessary to enact a law, it is absolutely necessary to not adopt a law.
Movie subtitles
Why did she always enact the very same thing she was most afraid she would do?
Enact the scene just as you think it happened.
What did you enact?
I did enact Julius Caesar.
And what did you enact?
That the loyal Commons, here assembled, will speedily enact this bill, I doubt not.
According to Ancient Egyptology, the keeper of the tomb has the power to summon up the great spirit to enact vengeance.
I do not deny the right of Parliament to enact laws.
But the legislation necessary to give the public the right to take legal action is extremely complicated and would take considerable time to draft, promulgate and enact.
Humphrey, you are supposed to enact my policies.
The Government must enact a law.
So for health and a hundred other reasons, I help enact a tax on the consumption of red meat, the way we tax tobacco to making people think twice about that kind of consumption.
Enact the age-old drama of self-preservation.
If things get really desperate, I'll just have you re-enact some of your past performances.
Ma Yung Chen of Shangtung has become a legend. A similar tragedy is about to re-enact in this place.
Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer, in order to prove some manic theory, decides to re-enact the crime.
That did I, my lord, and was accounted a good actor. What did you enact?
Considering the ever increasing ravage, caused by tramps and looters, I enact to the farm-houses and villages, to set up permanent guards, to protect their values, against the common threat.
Enact the age-old drama of self-preservation. Fire!
But I have to enact the verdict of the Holy Fathers.
In response to allegations of a conspiracy against the government. President Clark has declared martial law back home. and ordered Mars and Io to enact similar restrictions.
James needs her to re-enact what happened on the night he killed Miss Newman.
You want to enact a law limiting the ability of those people who need to be counted most, to be counted at all.
To enact revenge on the world?
Somehow, I managed to enact Bourne's plan.
Mr. President, it's important that we finally enact legal protections for our flag.
Let's re-enact the event, O.K.?
What about when he had us re-enact the Boston tea party in the lake?
You guys re-enact the time. a bunch of pigheaded morons stood outside all night. in the freezing snow, waiting for a battle that never happened.
News and current affairs
One careful study of presidential rhetoric found that even such famous orators as Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan could not count on charisma to enact their programs.
But the government is caught between a rock and a hard place, hemmed in by a parliament that, strongly backed by a bank-hostile press and public opinion, is eager to enact reforms, and by EU directives to implement a tougher regime.
They must be willing to negotiate in good faith and compromise in order to enact laws, solve problems, avert crises, and build faith in the future.
That catastrophic assessment led the new government to enact a tax package which hiked taxes on middle income wage earners and exempted earnings from dividends or interest.
Indeed, under the European Treaties, the Union has no competence to enact legislation and policy in these domains, nor powers to enforce them.
The resolution is non-binding, but if nations were to enact laws putting it into effect, there can be no doubt that it would interfere with freedom of expression.
For example, officials could cut red tape, rein in deficits and debt, enact tax policies conducive to capital formation, reform the education system, and invest in research and development.
In most countries, such assessments are still rare and haphazard: Parliaments often enact policies without knowing whether they are worth the money, and it may take a very long time before ineffective or inefficient policies are terminated.
The state's function should be to enact and enforce laws on corporate governance and taxation of managers' compensation.
For better or for worse, the government now has ample opportunity to enact its desired reforms, possibly including constitutional changes.
For example, the Duma has taken far too long to enact a law on lobbying, which in most developed democracies clearly defines what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
Many countries enact legislation to stop people from inciting others to commit violent acts, though some go further.
With his re-election, they abruptly decided that they had waited long enough and would enact the Article 23 security laws before mid-2003.
The government, under intense pressure from Beijing to enact the blessed version, calls this unnecessary.
Unfortunately, the new complacency about future deficits makes it difficult, if not impossible, to enact the legislation needed to begin the process of trimming America's long-term fiscal deficit.
This seems especially true when a government tries to enact radical economic or political reforms.
The pressure on African governments to enact legislation against terrorism may pose new threats to civil liberties at the very moment when democratization is gathering momentum.
When countries become sufficiently rich, they can afford cleaner technology and begin to enact environmental legislation to reduce outdoor air pollution, as we now see in Mexico City and Santiago, Chile.
President Barack Obama's signature trade initiative, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which excludes China; and yet another effort by the US Senate to enact legislation on currency manipulation that takes dead aim at China.
Second, exposing the arrogance and venality of the state was no doubt necessary to enact liberal reforms.
Three small countries (Greece, Ireland, and Portugal) have been forced to accept help from the International Monetary Fund, and to enact painful contractionary fiscal cuts.
As a political scientist, I am sometimes asked how it is possible for democracies to enact laws that run counter to the interests of the vast majority of voters.
The administration is exploiting a crisis atmosphere to enact a vast agenda that would reengineer the American economy, from autos and financial services to health care, energy, and the distribution of income.
At the same time, he is associated with Iranian reformists, who believe that Iran must enact major domestic and foreign policy changes to escape its economic crisis and international isolation.
My guess is that the reason that the US government is not doing all it should can be stated in three words: Senator George Voinovich, who is the 60th vote in the Senate - the vote needed to close off debate and enact a bill.
It is thus not surprising that Europe could enact a cap-and-trade system that imposes a carbon price on a large part of its industry.