to acclaim — English conjugation

Frequency#1793Regular

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
Iacclaim
youacclaim
he/she/itacclaims
weacclaim
you (pl.)acclaim
theyacclaim

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
Iacclaimed
youacclaimed
he/she/itacclaimed
weacclaimed
you (pl.)acclaimed
theyacclaimed

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 acclaiming
youare acclaiming
he/she/itis acclaiming
weare acclaiming
you (pl.)are acclaiming
theyare acclaiming

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 acclaiming
youwere acclaiming
he/she/itwas acclaiming
wewere acclaiming
you (pl.)were acclaiming
theywere acclaiming

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 acclaimed
youhave acclaimed
he/she/ithas acclaimed
wehave acclaimed
you (pl.)have acclaimed
theyhave acclaimed

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 acclaimed
youhad acclaimed
he/she/ithad acclaimed
wehad acclaimed
you (pl.)had acclaimed
theyhad acclaimed

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 acclaim
youwill acclaim
he/she/itwill acclaim
wewill acclaim
you (pl.)will acclaim
theywill acclaim

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 acclaiming
youwill be acclaiming
he/she/itwill be acclaiming
wewill be acclaiming
you (pl.)will be acclaiming
theywill be acclaiming

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 acclaimed
youwill have acclaimed
he/she/itwill have acclaimed
wewill have acclaimed
you (pl.)will have acclaimed
theywill have acclaimed

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 acclaim
youwould acclaim
he/she/itwould acclaim
wewould acclaim
you (pl.)would acclaim
theywould acclaim