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Conjugation hesitate conjugation
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hesitate · verb
Present I hesitate
Positive I hesitate
Singular
1st person I hesitate
2nd person you hesitate
3rd person he/she/it hesitates
Plural
1st person we hesitate
2nd person you hesitate
3rd person they hesitate
Negative I don't hesitate
Singular
1st person I don't hesitate I do not hesitate
2nd person you don't hesitate you do not hesitate
3rd person he/she/it doesn't hesitate he/she/it does not hesitate
Plural
1st person we don't hesitate we do not hesitate
2nd person you don't hesitate you do not hesitate
3rd person they don't hesitate they do not hesitate
Question do I hesitate?
Singular
1st person do I hesitate?
2nd person do you hesitate?
3rd person does he/she/it hesitate?
Plural
1st person do we hesitate?
2nd person do you hesitate?
3rd person do they hesitate?
Negative question don't I hesitate?
Singular
1st person don't I hesitate? do I not hesitate?
2nd person don't you hesitate? do you not hesitate?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it hesitate? does he/she/it not hesitate?
Plural
1st person don't we hesitate? do we not hesitate?
2nd person don't you hesitate? do you not hesitate?
3rd person don't they hesitate? do they not hesitate?
Past I hesitated
Positive I hesitated
Singular
1st person I hesitated
2nd person you hesitated
3rd person he/she/it hesitated
Plural
1st person we hesitated
2nd person you hesitated
3rd person they hesitated
Negative I didn't hesitate
Singular
1st person I didn't hesitate I did not hesitate
2nd person you didn't hesitate you did not hesitate
3rd person he/she/it didn't hesitate he/she/it did not hesitate
Plural
1st person we didn't hesitate we did not hesitate
2nd person you didn't hesitate you did not hesitate
3rd person they didn't hesitate they did not hesitate
Question did I hesitate?
Singular
1st person did I hesitate?
2nd person did you hesitate?
3rd person did he/she/it hesitate?
Plural
1st person did we hesitate?
2nd person did you hesitate?
3rd person did they hesitate?
Negative question didn't I hesitate?
Singular
1st person didn't I hesitate? did I not hesitate?
2nd person didn't you hesitate? did you not hesitate?
3rd person didn't he/she/it hesitate? did he/she/it not hesitate?
Plural
1st person didn't we hesitate? did we not hesitate?
2nd person didn't you hesitate? did you not hesitate?
3rd person didn't they hesitate? did they not hesitate?
Future I'll hesitate
Positive I'll hesitate
Singular
1st person I'll hesitate I will hesitate
2nd person you'll hesitate you will hesitate
3rd person he/she/it'll hesitate he/she/it will hesitate
Plural
1st person we'll hesitate we will hesitate
2nd person you'll hesitate you will hesitate
3rd person they'll hesitate they will hesitate
Negative I won't hesitate
Singular
1st person I won't hesitate I will not hesitate
2nd person you won't hesitate you will not hesitate
3rd person he/she/it won't hesitate he/she/it will not hesitate
Plural
1st person we won't hesitate we will not hesitate
2nd person you won't hesitate you will not hesitate
3rd person they won't hesitate they will not hesitate
Question will I hesitate?
Singular
1st person will I hesitate?
2nd person will you hesitate?
3rd person will he/she/it hesitate?
Plural
1st person will we hesitate?
2nd person will you hesitate?
3rd person will they hesitate?
Negative question won't I hesitate?
Singular
1st person won't I hesitate? will I not hesitate?
2nd person won't you hesitate? will you not hesitate?
3rd person won't he/she/it hesitate? will he/she/it not hesitate?
Plural
1st person won't we hesitate? will we not hesitate?
2nd person won't you hesitate? will you not hesitate?
3rd person won't they hesitate? will they not hesitate?
Conditional I'd hesitate
Positive I'd hesitate
Singular
1st person I'd hesitate I would hesitate
2nd person you'd hesitate you would hesitate
3rd person he/she/it'd hesitate he/she/it would hesitate
Plural
1st person we'd hesitate we would hesitate
2nd person you'd hesitate you would hesitate
3rd person they'd hesitate they would hesitate
Negative I wouldn't hesitate
Singular
1st person I wouldn't hesitate I would not hesitate
2nd person you wouldn't hesitate you would not hesitate
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't hesitate he/she/it would not hesitate
Plural
1st person we wouldn't hesitate we would not hesitate
2nd person you wouldn't hesitate you would not hesitate
3rd person they wouldn't hesitate they would not hesitate
Question would I hesitate?
Singular
1st person would I hesitate?
2nd person would you hesitate?
3rd person would he/she/it hesitate?
Plural
1st person would we hesitate?
2nd person would you hesitate?
3rd person would they hesitate?
Negative question wouldn't I hesitate?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I hesitate? would I not hesitate?
2nd person wouldn't you hesitate? would you not hesitate?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it hesitate? would he/she/it not hesitate?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we hesitate? would we not hesitate?
2nd person wouldn't you hesitate? would you not hesitate?
3rd person wouldn't they hesitate? would they not hesitate?
Present continuous I'm hesitating
Positive I'm hesitating
Singular
1st person I'm hesitating I am hesitating
2nd person you're hesitating you are hesitating
3rd person he/she/it's hesitating he/she/it is hesitating
Plural
1st person we're hesitating we are hesitating
2nd person you're hesitating you are hesitating
3rd person they're hesitating they are hesitating
Negative I'm not hesitating
Singular
1st person I'm not hesitating I am not hesitating
2nd person you aren't hesitating you're not hesitating you are not hesitating
3rd person he/she/it isn't hesitating he/she/it's not hesitating he/she/it is not hesitating
Plural
1st person we aren't hesitating we're not hesitating we are not hesitating
2nd person you aren't hesitating you're not hesitating you are not hesitating
3rd person they aren't hesitating they're not hesitating they are not hesitating
Question am I hesitating?
Singular
1st person am I hesitating?
2nd person are you hesitating?
3rd person is he/she/it hesitating?
Plural
1st person are we hesitating?
2nd person are you hesitating?
3rd person are they hesitating?
Negative question aren't I hesitating?
Singular
1st person aren't I hesitating? am I not hesitating?
2nd person aren't you hesitating? are you not hesitating?
3rd person isn't he/she/it hesitating? is he/she/it not hesitating?
Plural
1st person aren't we hesitating? are we not hesitating?
2nd person aren't you hesitating? are you not hesitating?
3rd person aren't they hesitating? are they not hesitating?
Past continuous I was hesitating
Positive I was hesitating
Singular
1st person I was hesitating
2nd person you were hesitating
3rd person he/she/it was hesitating
Plural
1st person we were hesitating
2nd person you were hesitating
3rd person they were hesitating
Negative I wasn't hesitating
Singular
1st person I wasn't hesitating I was not hesitating
2nd person you weren't hesitating you were not hesitating
3rd person he/she/it wasn't hesitating he/she/it was not hesitating
Plural
1st person we weren't hesitating we were not hesitating
2nd person you weren't hesitating you were not hesitating
3rd person they weren't hesitating they were not hesitating
Question was I hesitating?
Singular
1st person was I hesitating?
2nd person were you hesitating?
3rd person was he/she/it hesitating?
Plural
1st person were we hesitating?
2nd person were you hesitating?
3rd person were they hesitating?
Negative question wasn't I hesitating?
Singular
1st person wasn't I hesitating? was I not hesitating?
2nd person weren't you hesitating? were you not hesitating?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it hesitating? was he/she/it not hesitating?
Plural
1st person weren't we hesitating? were we not hesitating?
2nd person weren't you hesitating? were you not hesitating?
3rd person weren't they hesitating? were they not hesitating?
Future continuous I'll be hesitating
Positive I'll be hesitating
Singular
1st person I'll be hesitating I will be hesitating
2nd person you'll be hesitating you will be hesitating
3rd person he/she/it'll be hesitating he/she/it will be hesitating
Plural
1st person we'll be hesitating we will be hesitating
2nd person you'll be hesitating you will be hesitating
3rd person they'll be hesitating they will be hesitating
Negative I won't be hesitating
Singular
1st person I won't be hesitating I will not be hesitating
2nd person you won't be hesitating you will not be hesitating
3rd person he/she/it won't be hesitating he/she/it will not be hesitating
Plural
1st person we won't be hesitating we will not be hesitating
2nd person you won't be hesitating you will not be hesitating
3rd person they won't be hesitating they will not be hesitating
Question will I be hesitating?
Singular
1st person will I be hesitating?
2nd person will you be hesitating?
3rd person will he/she/it be hesitating?
Plural
1st person will we be hesitating?
2nd person will you be hesitating?
3rd person will they be hesitating?
Negative question won't I be hesitating?
Singular
1st person won't I be hesitating? will I not be hesitating?
2nd person won't you be hesitating? will you not be hesitating?
3rd person won't he/she/it be hesitating? will he/she/it not be hesitating?
Plural
1st person won't we be hesitating? will we not be hesitating?
2nd person won't you be hesitating? will you not be hesitating?
3rd person won't they be hesitating? will they not be hesitating?
Conditional continuous I'd be hesitating
Positive I'd be hesitating
Singular
1st person I'd be hesitating I would be hesitating
2nd person you'd be hesitating you would be hesitating
3rd person he/she/it'd be hesitating he/she/it would be hesitating
Plural
1st person we'd be hesitating we would be hesitating
2nd person you'd be hesitating you would be hesitating
3rd person they'd be hesitating they would be hesitating
Negative I wouldn't be hesitating
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be hesitating I would not be hesitating
2nd person you wouldn't be hesitating you would not be hesitating
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be hesitating he/she/it would not be hesitating
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be hesitating we would not be hesitating
2nd person you wouldn't be hesitating you would not be hesitating
3rd person they wouldn't be hesitating they would not be hesitating
Question would I be hesitating?
Singular
1st person would I be hesitating?
2nd person would you be hesitating?
3rd person would he/she/it be hesitating?
Plural
1st person would we be hesitating?
2nd person would you be hesitating?
3rd person would they be hesitating?
Negative question wouldn't I be hesitating?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be hesitating? would I not be hesitating?
2nd person wouldn't you be hesitating? would you not be hesitating?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be hesitating? would he/she/it not be hesitating?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be hesitating? would we not be hesitating?
2nd person wouldn't you be hesitating? would you not be hesitating?
3rd person wouldn't they be hesitating? would they not be hesitating?
Present perfect I've hesitated
Positive I've hesitated
Singular
1st person I've hesitated I have hesitated
2nd person you've hesitated you have hesitated
3rd person he/she/it's hesitated he/she/it has hesitated
Plural
1st person we've hesitated we have hesitated
2nd person you've hesitated you have hesitated
3rd person they've hesitated they have hesitated
Negative I haven't hesitated
Singular
1st person I haven't hesitated I have not hesitated
2nd person you haven't hesitated you have not hesitated
3rd person he/she/it hasn't hesitated he/she/it has not hesitated
Plural
1st person we haven't hesitated we have not hesitated
2nd person you haven't hesitated you have not hesitated
3rd person they haven't hesitated they have not hesitated
Question have I hesitated?
Singular
1st person have I hesitated?
2nd person have you hesitated?
3rd person has he/she/it hesitated?
Plural
1st person have we hesitated?
2nd person have you hesitated?
3rd person have they hesitated?
Negative question haven't I hesitated?
Singular
1st person haven't I hesitated? have I not hesitated?
2nd person haven't you hesitated? have you not hesitated?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it hesitated? has he/she/it not hesitated?
Plural
1st person haven't we hesitated? have we not hesitated?
2nd person haven't you hesitated? have you not hesitated?
3rd person haven't they hesitated? have they not hesitated?
Past perfect I had hesitated
Positive I had hesitated
Singular
1st person I had hesitated
2nd person you had hesitated
3rd person he/she/it had hesitated
Plural
1st person we had hesitated
2nd person you had hesitated
3rd person they had hesitated
Negative I hadn't hesitated
Singular
1st person I hadn't hesitated I had not hesitated
2nd person you hadn't hesitated you had not hesitated
3rd person he/she/it hadn't hesitated he/she/it had not hesitated
Plural
1st person we hadn't hesitated we had not hesitated
2nd person you hadn't hesitated you had not hesitated
3rd person they hadn't hesitated they had not hesitated
Question had I hesitated?
Singular
1st person had I hesitated?
2nd person had you hesitated?
3rd person had he/she/it hesitated?
Plural
1st person had we hesitated?
2nd person had you hesitated?
3rd person had they hesitated?
Negative question hadn't I hesitated?
Singular
1st person hadn't I hesitated? had I not hesitated?
2nd person hadn't you hesitated? had you not hesitated?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it hesitated? had he/she/it not hesitated?
Plural
1st person hadn't we hesitated? had we not hesitated?
2nd person hadn't you hesitated? had you not hesitated?
3rd person hadn't they hesitated? had they not hesitated?
Future perfect I'll have hesitated
Positive I'll have hesitated
Singular
1st person I'll have hesitated I will have hesitated
2nd person you'll have hesitated you will have hesitated
3rd person he/she/it'll have hesitated he/she/it will have hesitated
Plural
1st person we'll have hesitated we will have hesitated
2nd person you'll have hesitated you will have hesitated
3rd person they'll have hesitated they will have hesitated
Negative I won't have hesitated
Singular
1st person I won't have hesitated I will not have hesitated
2nd person you won't have hesitated you will not have hesitated
3rd person he/she/it won't have hesitated he/she/it will not have hesitated
Plural
1st person we won't have hesitated we will not have hesitated
2nd person you won't have hesitated you will not have hesitated
3rd person they won't have hesitated they will not have hesitated
Question +'ll I have hesitated?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have hesitated? will I have hesitated?
2nd person +'ll you have hesitated? will you have hesitated?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have hesitated? will he/she/it have hesitated?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have hesitated? will we have hesitated?
2nd person +'ll you have hesitated? will you have hesitated?
3rd person +'ll they have hesitated? will they have hesitated?
Negative question won't I have hesitated?
Singular
1st person won't I have hesitated? will I not have hesitated?
2nd person won't you have hesitated? will you not have hesitated?
3rd person won't he/she/it have hesitated? will he/she/it not have hesitated?
Plural
1st person won't we have hesitated? will we not have hesitated?
2nd person won't you have hesitated? will you not have hesitated?
3rd person won't they have hesitated? will they not have hesitated?
Conditional perfect I'd have hesitated
Positive I'd have hesitated
Singular
1st person I'd have hesitated I would have hesitated
2nd person you'd have hesitated you would have hesitated
3rd person he/she/it'd have hesitated he/she/it would have hesitated
Plural
1st person we'd have hesitated we would have hesitated
2nd person you'd have hesitated you would have hesitated
3rd person they'd have hesitated they would have hesitated
Negative I wouldn't have hesitated
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have hesitated I would not have hesitated
2nd person you wouldn't have hesitated you would not have hesitated
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have hesitated he/she/it would not have hesitated
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have hesitated we would not have hesitated
2nd person you wouldn't have hesitated you would not have hesitated
3rd person they wouldn't have hesitated they would not have hesitated
Question would I have hesitated?
Singular
1st person would I have hesitated?
2nd person would you have hesitated?
3rd person would he/she/it have hesitated?
Plural
1st person would we have hesitated?
2nd person would you have hesitated?
3rd person would they have hesitated?
Negative question wouldn't I have hesitated?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have hesitated? would I not have hesitated?
2nd person wouldn't you have hesitated? would you not have hesitated?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have hesitated? would he/she/it not have hesitated?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have hesitated? would we not have hesitated?
2nd person wouldn't you have hesitated? would you not have hesitated?
3rd person wouldn't they have hesitated? would they not have hesitated?
Imperative hesitate!
Positive
you hesitate!
we let's hesitate!
Negative
you don't hesitate!
we let's not hesitate!
Examples hesitate examples
How do I use hesitate in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Never hesitate to tell the truth.
Don't hesitate to tell me if you need anything.
If there is anything you want, don't hesitate to ask me.
Don't hesitate to ask for advice.
Don't hesitate to ask questions if you don't understand.
If you should have any trouble, don't hesitate to come to me.
Don't hesitate. Speak out.
Don't hesitate to ask me any questions.
If there's anything I can do for you, don't hesitate to let me know.
Don't hesitate to ask questions if you don't understand my explanation.
Don't hesitate to ask questions.
Don't hesitate to ask for information.
He didn't hesitate to tell his wife the truth.
Don't hesitate to take the opportunity to propose to her.
Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions.
I hesitate to pay so much for a suit.
He was so hungry that he didn't hesitate to eat everything on the plate.
So don't hesitate.
If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Reporters do not hesitate to intrude into people's privacy.
By and large, reporters don't hesitate to intrude on one's privacy.
If you get into difficulties, don't hesitate to ask for advice.
Don't hesitate to ask your teacher a question.
Movie subtitles
Don't let them get under your skin, but don't hesitate to get under theirs.
The bandit will not hesitate to return to France to join his band.
And I wouldn't hesitate one instant to ruin your reputation. Like that.
And I Will Not Hesitate To Use It.
I hesitate to call her a lady, but she certainly was feminine.
If you knew how crazy l am about you, you wouldn't hesitate. I can't sleep nights.
If you come and see me in the years to come, as I hope you will you may see me hesitate.
I shan't hesitate.
You think the other qe hesitate in your place?
And, if he were to marry against my wishes, I should not hesitate in carrying out my power.
I hesitate to think what the medical council would say.
I don't think he'd hesitate to kill Corinne if it would save him.
If I had a chance, I wouldn't hesitate.
Why do you still hesitate, Paula?
Ah, you hesitate.
Remember now. Don't hesitate to call me if you need me. I won't, thanks.
And I wouldn't hesitate one instant to ruin your reputation.
Haha, even then, I should hesitate.
Don't hesitate.
Do you think he'd hesitate in your shoes? No.
If there's the slightest chance of him getting free, don't hesitate to shoot him.
Don't hesitate to let me know if there's anything I can ever do for you.
We do not hesitate to destroy in order to create a new world.
I should hesitate to question the efficiency. of the gestapo agent. who claims to be holding Thorndike.
They did not hesitate to fake nationality to frame us, there must definitely be a reason.
Gudule and the Weasel didn't hesitate to poach on Justin's property.
Do you think he'd hesitate in your shoes?
I hesitate to mention it, but could you not persuade Clifford.. To see how grievously he wrongs his family.
This is no time to hesitate.
But if anything is wrong in that respect, do not hesitate to say so.
Do you think it strange then, that I should not hesitate to give yours?
News and current affairs
This makes their friends hesitate to speak up for fear of being painted into not just an anti-Israel, but also an anti-Semitic corner.
I am sure America would not hesitate to reestablish constitutional government, even if force was required.
Busy with domestic political affairs, they do not hesitate to use Europe as a scapegoat to avoid breaking bad news to their fellow citizens.
No surprise, then, that many EU citizens refuse, or at least hesitate, to embrace the European cause.
The Assad government does not hesitate to fire on civilians, lay siege to cities, or shut off their electricity and water.
While unequivocally commending America's tough stance in pressuring Iraq, Japan should not hesitate to deliver a clear message to the US: exercise patience to avoid war.
Although Russia's rulers were by then communists in name only, they didn't hesitate to reach for the old Leninist recipes.
Even the most thuggish Burmese dictator must hesitate before unleashing lethal force on men dressed in the maroon and saffron robes of their faith.
The intellectuals didn't identify them, but the fascist political party Pamyat (Memory) did not hesitate.
Yet these countries hesitate to let actual wages fall for obvious social reasons.
Japanese primate researchers assumed that each individual animal had a distinct personality, and they did not hesitate to give their subjects names.
Yet Ethiopia may hesitate, owing to its fears that formally recognizing Somaliland's independence could undermine Somalia's fragile Western-backed Transitional Federal Government.
For better and for worse, NGO's and network organizations have resources and do not hesitate to use them.
Of course, it is noble to hesitate before declaring someone an enemy, but when someone talks and acts like an enemy, doubts must disappear.
Still, the Court should not hesitate to act outside Africa when mass atrocities demand redress.
But if the past holds any lesson, it is that, if our ability to fulfill our mandate is at risk, we will not hesitate to act.
They will not appear on the roads of Russia, mind you: Unlike Germany or France, Putin will not hesitate, while terrorizing tomorrow's refugees, to slam the door in their faces.
Small minorities of Israeli extremists no longer hesitate to use violence to defend, if not impose, their views on others.
If EU leaders hesitate to take action on climate change, they will be sabotaging their own economy's prospects for sustainable recovery.
Or they hesitate to use it approvingly, as a desirable ideal that social reality should at least approximate.
French and British soldiers did not hesitate to put down resistance.
Why Does Angela Merkel Hesitate?