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speir

(spiːr) or

speer

vb
Scot to ask; inquire
[Old English spyrian to seek after, search for]
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speir


Past participle: speired
Gerund: speiring

Imperative
speir
speir
Present
I speir
you speir
he/she/it speirs
we speir
you speir
they speir
Preterite
I speired
you speired
he/she/it speired
we speired
you speired
they speired
Present Continuous
I am speiring
you are speiring
he/she/it is speiring
we are speiring
you are speiring
they are speiring
Present Perfect
I have speired
you have speired
he/she/it has speired
we have speired
you have speired
they have speired
Past Continuous
I was speiring
you were speiring
he/she/it was speiring
we were speiring
you were speiring
they were speiring
Past Perfect
I had speired
you had speired
he/she/it had speired
we had speired
you had speired
they had speired
Future
I will speir
you will speir
he/she/it will speir
we will speir
you will speir
they will speir
Future Perfect
I will have speired
you will have speired
he/she/it will have speired
we will have speired
you will have speired
they will have speired
Future Continuous
I will be speiring
you will be speiring
he/she/it will be speiring
we will be speiring
you will be speiring
they will be speiring
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been speiring
you have been speiring
he/she/it has been speiring
we have been speiring
you have been speiring
they have been speiring
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been speiring
you will have been speiring
he/she/it will have been speiring
we will have been speiring
you will have been speiring
they will have been speiring
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been speiring
you had been speiring
he/she/it had been speiring
we had been speiring
you had been speiring
they had been speiring
Conditional
I would speir
you would speir
he/she/it would speir
we would speir
you would speir
they would speir
Past Conditional
I would have speired
you would have speired
he/she/it would have speired
we would have speired
you would have speired
they would have speired
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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