to allay — English conjugation

Frequency#3091Regular

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
Iallay
youallay
he/she/itallays
weallay
you (pl.)allay
theyallay

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
Iallayed
youallayed
he/she/itallayed
weallayed
you (pl.)allayed
theyallayed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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