to abhor — English conjugation

Frequency#2065Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iabhor
youabhor
he/she/itabhors
weabhor
you (pl.)abhor
theyabhor

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iabhorred
youabhorred
he/she/itabhorred
weabhorred
you (pl.)abhorred
theyabhorred

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam abhorring
youare abhorring
he/she/itis abhorring
weare abhorring
you (pl.)are abhorring
theyare abhorring

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas abhorring
youwere abhorring
he/she/itwas abhorring
wewere abhorring
you (pl.)were abhorring
theywere abhorring

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave abhorred
youhave abhorred
he/she/ithas abhorred
wehave abhorred
you (pl.)have abhorred
theyhave abhorred

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad abhorred
youhad abhorred
he/she/ithad abhorred
wehad abhorred
you (pl.)had abhorred
theyhad abhorred

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill abhor
youwill abhor
he/she/itwill abhor
wewill abhor
you (pl.)will abhor
theywill abhor

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be abhorring
youwill be abhorring
he/she/itwill be abhorring
wewill be abhorring
you (pl.)will be abhorring
theywill be abhorring

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have abhorred
youwill have abhorred
he/she/itwill have abhorred
wewill have abhorred
you (pl.)will have abhorred
theywill have abhorred

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould abhor
youwould abhor
he/she/itwould abhor
wewould abhor
you (pl.)would abhor
theywould abhor