to accost — English conjugation

Frequency#2815Regular

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
Iaccost
youaccost
he/she/itaccosts
weaccost
you (pl.)accost
theyaccost

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
Iaccosted
youaccosted
he/she/itaccosted
weaccosted
you (pl.)accosted
theyaccosted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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