To be delighted or glad about (someone or something); to rejoice in; also, to favour or prefer (someone or something).
Infinitivefain
Past simplefained
Past participlefained
-ing formfaining
Full conjugation of the English verb to fain (past simple fained,
past participle fained):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
fain
you
fain
he/she/it
fains
we
fain
you
fain
they
fain
Present continuous
I
am faining
you
are faining
he/she/it
is faining
we
are faining
you
are faining
they
are faining
Present perfect
I
have fained
you
have fained
he/she/it
has fained
we
have fained
you
have fained
they
have fained
Present perfect continuous
I
have been faining
you
have been faining
he/she/it
has been faining
we
have been faining
you
have been faining
they
have been faining
Past simple
I
fained
you
fained
he/she/it
fained
we
fained
you
fained
they
fained
Past continuous
I
was faining
you
were faining
he/she/it
was faining
we
were faining
you
were faining
they
were faining
Past perfect
I
had fained
you
had fained
he/she/it
had fained
we
had fained
you
had fained
they
had fained
Past perfect continuous
I
had been faining
you
had been faining
he/she/it
had been faining
we
had been faining
you
had been faining
they
had been faining
Future simple
I
will fain
you
will fain
he/she/it
will fain
we
will fain
you
will fain
they
will fain
Future continuous
I
will be faining
you
will be faining
he/she/it
will be faining
we
will be faining
you
will be faining
they
will be faining
Future perfect
I
will have fained
you
will have fained
he/she/it
will have fained
we
will have fained
you
will have fained
they
will have fained
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been faining
you
will have been faining
he/she/it
will have been faining
we
will have been faining
you
will have been faining
they
will have been faining
Conditional
Present
I
would fain
you
would fain
he/she/it
would fain
we
would fain
you
would fain
they
would fain
Present continuous
I
would be faining
you
would be faining
he/she/it
would be faining
we
would be faining
you
would be faining
they
would be faining
Perfect
I
would have fained
you
would have fained
he/she/it
would have fained
we
would have fained
you
would have fained
they
would have fained
Perfect continuous
I
would have been faining
you
would have been faining
he/she/it
would have been faining
we
would have been faining
you
would have been faining
they
would have been faining
Subjunctive
Present
that I
fain
that you
fain
that he/she/it
fain
that we
fain
that you
fain
that they
fain
Past
if I
fained
if you
fained
if he/she/it
fained
if we
fained
if you
fained
if they
fained
Imperative
Affirmative
you
fain
we
let's fain
Negative
you
don't fain
we
let's not fain
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to fain
Perfect infinitive
to have fained
Present participle / gerund
faining
Past participle
fained
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