Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
Infinitivetailspin
Past simpletailspun / tailspinned
Past participletailspun / tailspinned
-ing formtailspinning
Full conjugation of the English verb to tailspin (past simple tailspun / tailspinned,
past participle tailspun / tailspinned):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
tailspin
you
tailspin
he/she/it
tailspins
we
tailspin
you
tailspin
they
tailspin
Present continuous
I
am tailspinning
you
are tailspinning
he/she/it
is tailspinning
we
are tailspinning
you
are tailspinning
they
are tailspinning
Present perfect
I
have tailspun / tailspinned
you
have tailspun / tailspinned
he/she/it
has tailspun / tailspinned
we
have tailspun / tailspinned
you
have tailspun / tailspinned
they
have tailspun / tailspinned
Present perfect continuous
I
have been tailspinning
you
have been tailspinning
he/she/it
has been tailspinning
we
have been tailspinning
you
have been tailspinning
they
have been tailspinning
Past simple
I
tailspun / tailspinned
you
tailspun / tailspinned
he/she/it
tailspun / tailspinned
we
tailspun / tailspinned
you
tailspun / tailspinned
they
tailspun / tailspinned
Past continuous
I
was tailspinning
you
were tailspinning
he/she/it
was tailspinning
we
were tailspinning
you
were tailspinning
they
were tailspinning
Past perfect
I
had tailspun / tailspinned
you
had tailspun / tailspinned
he/she/it
had tailspun / tailspinned
we
had tailspun / tailspinned
you
had tailspun / tailspinned
they
had tailspun / tailspinned
Past perfect continuous
I
had been tailspinning
you
had been tailspinning
he/she/it
had been tailspinning
we
had been tailspinning
you
had been tailspinning
they
had been tailspinning
Future simple
I
will tailspin
you
will tailspin
he/she/it
will tailspin
we
will tailspin
you
will tailspin
they
will tailspin
Future continuous
I
will be tailspinning
you
will be tailspinning
he/she/it
will be tailspinning
we
will be tailspinning
you
will be tailspinning
they
will be tailspinning
Future perfect
I
will have tailspun / tailspinned
you
will have tailspun / tailspinned
he/she/it
will have tailspun / tailspinned
we
will have tailspun / tailspinned
you
will have tailspun / tailspinned
they
will have tailspun / tailspinned
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been tailspinning
you
will have been tailspinning
he/she/it
will have been tailspinning
we
will have been tailspinning
you
will have been tailspinning
they
will have been tailspinning
Conditional
Present
I
would tailspin
you
would tailspin
he/she/it
would tailspin
we
would tailspin
you
would tailspin
they
would tailspin
Present continuous
I
would be tailspinning
you
would be tailspinning
he/she/it
would be tailspinning
we
would be tailspinning
you
would be tailspinning
they
would be tailspinning
Perfect
I
would have tailspun / tailspinned
you
would have tailspun / tailspinned
he/she/it
would have tailspun / tailspinned
we
would have tailspun / tailspinned
you
would have tailspun / tailspinned
they
would have tailspun / tailspinned
Perfect continuous
I
would have been tailspinning
you
would have been tailspinning
he/she/it
would have been tailspinning
we
would have been tailspinning
you
would have been tailspinning
they
would have been tailspinning
Subjunctive
Present
that I
tailspin
that you
tailspin
that he/she/it
tailspin
that we
tailspin
that you
tailspin
that they
tailspin
Past
if I
tailspun / tailspinned
if you
tailspun / tailspinned
if he/she/it
tailspun / tailspinned
if we
tailspun / tailspinned
if you
tailspun / tailspinned
if they
tailspun / tailspinned
Imperative
Affirmative
you
tailspin
we
let's tailspin
Negative
you
don't tailspin
we
let's not tailspin
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to tailspin
Perfect infinitive
to have tailspun / tailspinned
Present participle / gerund
tailspinning
Past participle
tailspun / tailspinned
Conjugations: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), adapted, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.