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Long Verb

Some verbs are simply one word, such as "eat" or "build". Some verbs are two-word verbs, such as "has eaten" or "has built". Sometimes they can even be three words, such as "would have eaten" or "would have built". How long of a verb can you come up with? I have come up with an eight-word long verb. Perhaps you can beat it.

Answer:

would have needed to have put up with

One might argue that the last word, "with", is not part of the verb, but is a preposition. However, to "put up" is not the same thing as "put up with" (even as "put" is not the same as "put up"), so I argue that it is a necessary part of the verb.