to achieve — English conjugation

Frequency#386Regular

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
Iachieve
youachieve
he/she/itachieves
weachieve
you (pl.)achieve
theyachieve

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
Iachieved
youachieved
he/she/itachieved
weachieved
you (pl.)achieved
theyachieved

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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