Malign – English Verbs Conjugation

malign maligns maligning maligned

Malign means to speak harmful untruths about someone. Regular verb: malign-maligned-maligned.

Meanings

To speak ill of
To slander
To defame

Common Collocations

malign someone's character much maligned unfairly maligned malign reputation

Tip for Learners

Malign means to speak badly of someone. "The press maligned her unfairly."

Present Simple

I	malign
you	malign
he/she/it	maligns
we	malign
they	malign

Examples - Present Simple

I never malign others behind their backs.
You malign your competitors unfairly.
He maligns anyone who disagrees with him.
We never malign our colleagues.
They malign the opposition constantly.

Present Continuous

I	am maligning
you	are maligning
he/she/it	is maligning
we	are maligning
they	are maligning

Examples - Present Continuous

I am not maligning anyone here.
You are maligning his reputation unfairly.
She is maligning her former employer.
We are not maligning the decision makers.
They are maligning the witnesses publicly.

Present Perfect

I	have maligned
you	have maligned
he/she/it	has maligned
we	have maligned
they	have maligned

Examples - Present Perfect

I have never maligned anyone's character.
You have maligned him without evidence.
He has maligned her reputation for years.
We have not maligned the opposition.
They have maligned the company repeatedly.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been maligning
you	have been maligning
he/she/it	has been maligning
we	have been maligning
they	have been maligning

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been maligning no one.
You have been maligning him for months.
She has been maligning the organization.
We have been maligning nobody.
They have been maligning the truth.

Past Simple

I	maligned
you	maligned
he/she/it	maligned
we	maligned
they	maligned

Examples - Past Simple

I maligned him without knowing the facts.
You maligned her in front of everyone.
He maligned his former partner.
We maligned the process unfairly.
They maligned the company's reputation.

Past Continuous

I	was maligning
you	were maligning
he/she/it	was maligning
we	were maligning
they	were maligning

Examples - Past Continuous

I was not maligning your work.
You were maligning his efforts publicly.
She was maligning the committee members.
We were not maligning anyone.
They were maligning the investigation.

Past Perfect

I	had maligned
you	had maligned
he/she/it	had maligned
we	had maligned
they	had maligned

Examples - Past Perfect

I had maligned him before learning the truth.
You had maligned her before apologizing.
He had maligned them before the lawsuit.
We had maligned no one before that.
They had maligned the witnesses beforehand.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been maligning
you	had been maligning
he/she/it	had been maligning
we	had been maligning
they	had been maligning

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been maligning him unfairly.
You had been maligning the team for weeks.
She had been maligning the project.
We had been maligning nobody.
They had been maligning the process for months.

Future Simple

I	will malign
you	will malign
he/she/it	will malign
we	will malign
they	will malign

Examples - Future Simple

I will not malign anyone without proof.
You will malign yourself with such behavior.
He will malign anyone who opposes him.
We will never malign our partners.
They will malign the results regardless.

Future Continuous

I	will be maligning
you	will be maligning
he/she/it	will be maligning
we	will be maligning
they	will be maligning

Examples - Future Continuous

I will not be maligning my colleagues.
You will be maligning yourself if you continue.
She will be maligning the decision soon.
We will not be maligning anyone.
They will be maligning the opposition.

Future Perfect

I	will have maligned
you	will have maligned
he/she/it	will have maligned
we	will have maligned
they	will have maligned

Examples - Future Perfect

I will not have maligned anyone by then.
You will have maligned your own image.
He will have maligned everyone involved.
We will have maligned no one.
They will have maligned the entire organization.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been maligning
you	will have been maligning
he/she/it	will have been maligning
we	will have been maligning
they	will have been maligning

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will not have been maligning anyone.
You will have been maligning him for years.
She will have been maligning the group.
We will have been maligning nobody.
They will have been maligning the project for months.