To be unwilling to do something; to refuse to proceed or do or allow something, either in general or only temporarily.
Infinitivebalk
Past simplebalked
Past participlebalked
-ing formbalking
Full conjugation of the English verb to balk (past simple balked,
past participle balked):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
balk
you
balk
he/she/it
balks
we
balk
you
balk
they
balk
Present continuous
I
am balking
you
are balking
he/she/it
is balking
we
are balking
you
are balking
they
are balking
Present perfect
I
have balked
you
have balked
he/she/it
has balked
we
have balked
you
have balked
they
have balked
Present perfect continuous
I
have been balking
you
have been balking
he/she/it
has been balking
we
have been balking
you
have been balking
they
have been balking
Past simple
I
balked
you
balked
he/she/it
balked
we
balked
you
balked
they
balked
Past continuous
I
was balking
you
were balking
he/she/it
was balking
we
were balking
you
were balking
they
were balking
Past perfect
I
had balked
you
had balked
he/she/it
had balked
we
had balked
you
had balked
they
had balked
Past perfect continuous
I
had been balking
you
had been balking
he/she/it
had been balking
we
had been balking
you
had been balking
they
had been balking
Future simple
I
will balk
you
will balk
he/she/it
will balk
we
will balk
you
will balk
they
will balk
Future continuous
I
will be balking
you
will be balking
he/she/it
will be balking
we
will be balking
you
will be balking
they
will be balking
Future perfect
I
will have balked
you
will have balked
he/she/it
will have balked
we
will have balked
you
will have balked
they
will have balked
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been balking
you
will have been balking
he/she/it
will have been balking
we
will have been balking
you
will have been balking
they
will have been balking
Conditional
Present
I
would balk
you
would balk
he/she/it
would balk
we
would balk
you
would balk
they
would balk
Present continuous
I
would be balking
you
would be balking
he/she/it
would be balking
we
would be balking
you
would be balking
they
would be balking
Perfect
I
would have balked
you
would have balked
he/she/it
would have balked
we
would have balked
you
would have balked
they
would have balked
Perfect continuous
I
would have been balking
you
would have been balking
he/she/it
would have been balking
we
would have been balking
you
would have been balking
they
would have been balking
Subjunctive
Present
that I
balk
that you
balk
that he/she/it
balk
that we
balk
that you
balk
that they
balk
Past
if I
balked
if you
balked
if he/she/it
balked
if we
balked
if you
balked
if they
balked
Imperative
Affirmative
you
balk
we
let's balk
Negative
you
don't balk
we
let's not balk
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to balk
Perfect infinitive
to have balked
Present participle / gerund
balking
Past participle
balked
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