to amount to — English conjugation

Frequency#1017Regular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	amount to
you	amount to
he/she/it	amounts to
we	amount to
you (pl.)	amount to
they	amount to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	amounted to
you	amounted to
he/she/it	amounted to
we	amounted to
you (pl.)	amounted to
they	amounted to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	am amounting to
you	are amounting to
he/she/it	is amounting to
we	are amounting to
you (pl.)	are amounting to
they	are amounting to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	was amounting to
you	were amounting to
he/she/it	was amounting to
we	were amounting to
you (pl.)	were amounting to
they	were amounting to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	have amounted to
you	have amounted to
he/she/it	has amounted to
we	have amounted to
you (pl.)	have amounted to
they	have amounted to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	had amounted to
you	had amounted to
he/she/it	had amounted to
we	had amounted to
you (pl.)	had amounted to
they	had amounted to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will amount to
you	will amount to
he/she/it	will amount to
we	will amount to
you (pl.)	will amount to
they	will amount to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will be amounting to
you	will be amounting to
he/she/it	will be amounting to
we	will be amounting to
you (pl.)	will be amounting to
they	will be amounting to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will have amounted to
you	will have amounted to
he/she/it	will have amounted to
we	will have amounted to
you (pl.)	will have amounted to
they	will have amounted to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	would amount to
you	would amount to
he/she/it	would amount to
we	would amount to
you (pl.)	would amount to
they	would amount to