To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
Infinitivecavil
Past simplecavilled / caviled
Past participlecavilled / caviled
-ing formcavilling / caviling
Full conjugation of the English verb to cavil (past simple cavilled / caviled,
past participle cavilled / caviled):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
cavil
you
cavil
he/she/it
cavils
we
cavil
you
cavil
they
cavil
Present continuous
I
am cavilling / caviling
you
are cavilling / caviling
he/she/it
is cavilling / caviling
we
are cavilling / caviling
you
are cavilling / caviling
they
are cavilling / caviling
Present perfect
I
have cavilled / caviled
you
have cavilled / caviled
he/she/it
has cavilled / caviled
we
have cavilled / caviled
you
have cavilled / caviled
they
have cavilled / caviled
Present perfect continuous
I
have been cavilling / caviling
you
have been cavilling / caviling
he/she/it
has been cavilling / caviling
we
have been cavilling / caviling
you
have been cavilling / caviling
they
have been cavilling / caviling
Past simple
I
cavilled / caviled
you
cavilled / caviled
he/she/it
cavilled / caviled
we
cavilled / caviled
you
cavilled / caviled
they
cavilled / caviled
Past continuous
I
was cavilling / caviling
you
were cavilling / caviling
he/she/it
was cavilling / caviling
we
were cavilling / caviling
you
were cavilling / caviling
they
were cavilling / caviling
Past perfect
I
had cavilled / caviled
you
had cavilled / caviled
he/she/it
had cavilled / caviled
we
had cavilled / caviled
you
had cavilled / caviled
they
had cavilled / caviled
Past perfect continuous
I
had been cavilling / caviling
you
had been cavilling / caviling
he/she/it
had been cavilling / caviling
we
had been cavilling / caviling
you
had been cavilling / caviling
they
had been cavilling / caviling
Future simple
I
will cavil
you
will cavil
he/she/it
will cavil
we
will cavil
you
will cavil
they
will cavil
Future continuous
I
will be cavilling / caviling
you
will be cavilling / caviling
he/she/it
will be cavilling / caviling
we
will be cavilling / caviling
you
will be cavilling / caviling
they
will be cavilling / caviling
Future perfect
I
will have cavilled / caviled
you
will have cavilled / caviled
he/she/it
will have cavilled / caviled
we
will have cavilled / caviled
you
will have cavilled / caviled
they
will have cavilled / caviled
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been cavilling / caviling
you
will have been cavilling / caviling
he/she/it
will have been cavilling / caviling
we
will have been cavilling / caviling
you
will have been cavilling / caviling
they
will have been cavilling / caviling
Conditional
Present
I
would cavil
you
would cavil
he/she/it
would cavil
we
would cavil
you
would cavil
they
would cavil
Present continuous
I
would be cavilling / caviling
you
would be cavilling / caviling
he/she/it
would be cavilling / caviling
we
would be cavilling / caviling
you
would be cavilling / caviling
they
would be cavilling / caviling
Perfect
I
would have cavilled / caviled
you
would have cavilled / caviled
he/she/it
would have cavilled / caviled
we
would have cavilled / caviled
you
would have cavilled / caviled
they
would have cavilled / caviled
Perfect continuous
I
would have been cavilling / caviling
you
would have been cavilling / caviling
he/she/it
would have been cavilling / caviling
we
would have been cavilling / caviling
you
would have been cavilling / caviling
they
would have been cavilling / caviling
Subjunctive
Present
that I
cavil
that you
cavil
that he/she/it
cavil
that we
cavil
that you
cavil
that they
cavil
Past
if I
cavilled / caviled
if you
cavilled / caviled
if he/she/it
cavilled / caviled
if we
cavilled / caviled
if you
cavilled / caviled
if they
cavilled / caviled
Imperative
Affirmative
you
cavil
we
let's cavil
Negative
you
don't cavil
we
let's not cavil
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to cavil
Perfect infinitive
to have cavilled / caviled
Present participle / gerund
cavilling / caviling
Past participle
cavilled / caviled
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