To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
Infinitivebuttonhole
Past simplebuttonholed
Past participlebuttonholed
-ing formbuttonholing
Full conjugation of the English verb to buttonhole (past simple buttonholed,
past participle buttonholed):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
buttonhole
you
buttonhole
he/she/it
buttonholes
we
buttonhole
you
buttonhole
they
buttonhole
Present continuous
I
am buttonholing
you
are buttonholing
he/she/it
is buttonholing
we
are buttonholing
you
are buttonholing
they
are buttonholing
Present perfect
I
have buttonholed
you
have buttonholed
he/she/it
has buttonholed
we
have buttonholed
you
have buttonholed
they
have buttonholed
Present perfect continuous
I
have been buttonholing
you
have been buttonholing
he/she/it
has been buttonholing
we
have been buttonholing
you
have been buttonholing
they
have been buttonholing
Past simple
I
buttonholed
you
buttonholed
he/she/it
buttonholed
we
buttonholed
you
buttonholed
they
buttonholed
Past continuous
I
was buttonholing
you
were buttonholing
he/she/it
was buttonholing
we
were buttonholing
you
were buttonholing
they
were buttonholing
Past perfect
I
had buttonholed
you
had buttonholed
he/she/it
had buttonholed
we
had buttonholed
you
had buttonholed
they
had buttonholed
Past perfect continuous
I
had been buttonholing
you
had been buttonholing
he/she/it
had been buttonholing
we
had been buttonholing
you
had been buttonholing
they
had been buttonholing
Future simple
I
will buttonhole
you
will buttonhole
he/she/it
will buttonhole
we
will buttonhole
you
will buttonhole
they
will buttonhole
Future continuous
I
will be buttonholing
you
will be buttonholing
he/she/it
will be buttonholing
we
will be buttonholing
you
will be buttonholing
they
will be buttonholing
Future perfect
I
will have buttonholed
you
will have buttonholed
he/she/it
will have buttonholed
we
will have buttonholed
you
will have buttonholed
they
will have buttonholed
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been buttonholing
you
will have been buttonholing
he/she/it
will have been buttonholing
we
will have been buttonholing
you
will have been buttonholing
they
will have been buttonholing
Conditional
Present
I
would buttonhole
you
would buttonhole
he/she/it
would buttonhole
we
would buttonhole
you
would buttonhole
they
would buttonhole
Present continuous
I
would be buttonholing
you
would be buttonholing
he/she/it
would be buttonholing
we
would be buttonholing
you
would be buttonholing
they
would be buttonholing
Perfect
I
would have buttonholed
you
would have buttonholed
he/she/it
would have buttonholed
we
would have buttonholed
you
would have buttonholed
they
would have buttonholed
Perfect continuous
I
would have been buttonholing
you
would have been buttonholing
he/she/it
would have been buttonholing
we
would have been buttonholing
you
would have been buttonholing
they
would have been buttonholing
Subjunctive
Present
that I
buttonhole
that you
buttonhole
that he/she/it
buttonhole
that we
buttonhole
that you
buttonhole
that they
buttonhole
Past
if I
buttonholed
if you
buttonholed
if he/she/it
buttonholed
if we
buttonholed
if you
buttonholed
if they
buttonholed
Imperative
Affirmative
you
buttonhole
we
let's buttonhole
Negative
you
don't buttonhole
we
let's not buttonhole
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to buttonhole
Perfect infinitive
to have buttonholed
Present participle / gerund
buttonholing
Past participle
buttonholed
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