To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
Infinitivestartle
Past simplestartled
Past participlestartled
-ing formstartling
Full conjugation of the English verb to startle (past simple startled,
past participle startled):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
startle
you
startle
he/she/it
startles
we
startle
you
startle
they
startle
Present continuous
I
am startling
you
are startling
he/she/it
is startling
we
are startling
you
are startling
they
are startling
Present perfect
I
have startled
you
have startled
he/she/it
has startled
we
have startled
you
have startled
they
have startled
Present perfect continuous
I
have been startling
you
have been startling
he/she/it
has been startling
we
have been startling
you
have been startling
they
have been startling
Past simple
I
startled
you
startled
he/she/it
startled
we
startled
you
startled
they
startled
Past continuous
I
was startling
you
were startling
he/she/it
was startling
we
were startling
you
were startling
they
were startling
Past perfect
I
had startled
you
had startled
he/she/it
had startled
we
had startled
you
had startled
they
had startled
Past perfect continuous
I
had been startling
you
had been startling
he/she/it
had been startling
we
had been startling
you
had been startling
they
had been startling
Future simple
I
will startle
you
will startle
he/she/it
will startle
we
will startle
you
will startle
they
will startle
Future continuous
I
will be startling
you
will be startling
he/she/it
will be startling
we
will be startling
you
will be startling
they
will be startling
Future perfect
I
will have startled
you
will have startled
he/she/it
will have startled
we
will have startled
you
will have startled
they
will have startled
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been startling
you
will have been startling
he/she/it
will have been startling
we
will have been startling
you
will have been startling
they
will have been startling
Conditional
Present
I
would startle
you
would startle
he/she/it
would startle
we
would startle
you
would startle
they
would startle
Present continuous
I
would be startling
you
would be startling
he/she/it
would be startling
we
would be startling
you
would be startling
they
would be startling
Perfect
I
would have startled
you
would have startled
he/she/it
would have startled
we
would have startled
you
would have startled
they
would have startled
Perfect continuous
I
would have been startling
you
would have been startling
he/she/it
would have been startling
we
would have been startling
you
would have been startling
they
would have been startling
Subjunctive
Present
that I
startle
that you
startle
that he/she/it
startle
that we
startle
that you
startle
that they
startle
Past
if I
startled
if you
startled
if he/she/it
startled
if we
startled
if you
startled
if they
startled
Imperative
Affirmative
you
startle
we
let's startle
Negative
you
don't startle
we
let's not startle
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to startle
Perfect infinitive
to have startled
Present participle / gerund
startling
Past participle
startled
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