to accrue — English conjugation

Frequency#2819Regular

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
Iaccrue
youaccrue
he/she/itaccrues
weaccrue
you (pl.)accrue
theyaccrue

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
Iaccrued
youaccrued
he/she/itaccrued
weaccrued
you (pl.)accrued
theyaccrued

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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