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Turn tail (to ) conjugation

English
30 examples
This verb can also mean the following: reverse direction, time, turn, new york times, flee, turn away from someone, do, leave, in preparation for running away, jack london, will fight, have fuel

Conjugation of turn tail

I
you
it/she/he
we
you all
they
Present Simple
turn tail
turn tail
turns tail
turn tail
turn tail
turn tail
Future Simple
will turn tail
will turn tail
will turn tail
will turn tail
will turn tail
will turn tail
Past Simple
turned tail
turned tail
turned tail
turned tail
turned tail
turned tail
Conditional Simple
would turn tail
would turn tail
would turn tail
would turn tail
would turn tail
would turn tail
I
you
it/she/he
we
you all
they
Present Progressive
am turning tail
are turning tail
is turning tail
are turning tail
are turning tail
are turning tail
Future Progressive
will be turning tail
will be turning tail
will be turning tail
will be turning tail
will be turning tail
will be turning tail
Past Progressive
was turning tail
were turning tail
was turning tail
were turning tail
were turning tail
were turning tail
Conditional Progressive
would be turning tail
would be turning tail
would be turning tail
would be turning tail
would be turning tail
would be turning tail
I
you
it/she/he
we
you all
they
Present Perfect
have turned tail
have turned tail
has turned tail
have turned tail
have turned tail
have turned tail
Future Perfect
will have turned tail
will have turned tail
will have turned tail
will have turned tail
will have turned tail
will have turned tail
Past Perfect
had turned tail
had turned tail
had turned tail
had turned tail
had turned tail
had turned tail
Conditional Perfect
would have turned tail
would have turned tail
would have turned tail
would have turned tail
would have turned tail
would have turned tail
I
you
it/she/he
we
you
they
Present Perfect Progressive
have been turning tail
have been turning tail
has been turning tail
have been turning tail
have been turning tail
have been turning tail
Future Perfect Progressive
will have been turning tail
will have been turning tail
will have been turning tail
will have been turning tail
will have been turning tail
will have been turning tail
Past Perfect Progressive
had been turning tail
had been turning tail
had been turning tail
had been turning tail
had been turning tail
had been turning tail
Conditional Perfect Progressive
would have been turning tail
would have been turning tail
would have been turning tail
would have been turning tail
would have been turning tail
would have been turning tail

Examples of turn tail

Example in EnglishTranslation in English
- We turn tail first sign of trouble, yes, we are.
- Yeah, they oughta turn tail now.
- only the guilty turn tail and run.
A bump on your head and you turn tail and run!
All she'd done was look at that producer, and he'd turn tail and run.
- We turn tail first sign of trouble, yes, we are.
- Yeah, they oughta turn tail now.
- only the guilty turn tail and run.
A bump on your head and you turn tail and run!
All she'd done was look at that producer, and he'd turn tail and run.
Although Baal got away, the fact he turned tail made the victory the turning point Teal'c and Bra'tac were hoping for.
And you just turned tail and ran.
Besides, I never turned tail and run from nobody.
Dude, he would have turned tail if he knew anyway, and that is the truth.
Even if they survived the falls, they've no doubt turned tail and headed home.
He'll be turning tail any second.
Sauron's pet snakes are all turning tail.
So I get you the whole female compliment up on your "Stay" list, all of a sudden the boys think twice about turning tail?
They tell me that American boys are actually throwing away their rifles and turning tail.
They're turning tail, but they can't outrun us.
Although Baal got away, the fact he turned tail made the victory the turning point Teal'c and Bra'tac were hoping for.
And you just turned tail and ran.
Besides, I never turned tail and run from nobody.
Dude, he would have turned tail if he knew anyway, and that is the truth.
Even if they survived the falls, they've no doubt turned tail and headed home.
He'll be turning tail any second.
Sauron's pet snakes are all turning tail.
So I get you the whole female compliment up on your "Stay" list, all of a sudden the boys think twice about turning tail?
They tell me that American boys are actually throwing away their rifles and turning tail.
They're turning tail, but they can't outrun us.

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