To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
Infinitiveretort
Past simpleretorted
Past participleretorted
-ing formretorting
Full conjugation of the English verb to retort (past simple retorted,
past participle retorted):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
retort
you
retort
he/she/it
retorts
we
retort
you
retort
they
retort
Present continuous
I
am retorting
you
are retorting
he/she/it
is retorting
we
are retorting
you
are retorting
they
are retorting
Present perfect
I
have retorted
you
have retorted
he/she/it
has retorted
we
have retorted
you
have retorted
they
have retorted
Present perfect continuous
I
have been retorting
you
have been retorting
he/she/it
has been retorting
we
have been retorting
you
have been retorting
they
have been retorting
Past simple
I
retorted
you
retorted
he/she/it
retorted
we
retorted
you
retorted
they
retorted
Past continuous
I
was retorting
you
were retorting
he/she/it
was retorting
we
were retorting
you
were retorting
they
were retorting
Past perfect
I
had retorted
you
had retorted
he/she/it
had retorted
we
had retorted
you
had retorted
they
had retorted
Past perfect continuous
I
had been retorting
you
had been retorting
he/she/it
had been retorting
we
had been retorting
you
had been retorting
they
had been retorting
Future simple
I
will retort
you
will retort
he/she/it
will retort
we
will retort
you
will retort
they
will retort
Future continuous
I
will be retorting
you
will be retorting
he/she/it
will be retorting
we
will be retorting
you
will be retorting
they
will be retorting
Future perfect
I
will have retorted
you
will have retorted
he/she/it
will have retorted
we
will have retorted
you
will have retorted
they
will have retorted
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been retorting
you
will have been retorting
he/she/it
will have been retorting
we
will have been retorting
you
will have been retorting
they
will have been retorting
Conditional
Present
I
would retort
you
would retort
he/she/it
would retort
we
would retort
you
would retort
they
would retort
Present continuous
I
would be retorting
you
would be retorting
he/she/it
would be retorting
we
would be retorting
you
would be retorting
they
would be retorting
Perfect
I
would have retorted
you
would have retorted
he/she/it
would have retorted
we
would have retorted
you
would have retorted
they
would have retorted
Perfect continuous
I
would have been retorting
you
would have been retorting
he/she/it
would have been retorting
we
would have been retorting
you
would have been retorting
they
would have been retorting
Subjunctive
Present
that I
retort
that you
retort
that he/she/it
retort
that we
retort
that you
retort
that they
retort
Past
if I
retorted
if you
retorted
if he/she/it
retorted
if we
retorted
if you
retorted
if they
retorted
Imperative
Affirmative
you
retort
we
let's retort
Negative
you
don't retort
we
let's not retort
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to retort
Perfect infinitive
to have retorted
Present participle / gerund
retorting
Past participle
retorted
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