to appeal — English conjugation

Frequency#495Regular

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
Iappeal
youappeal
he/she/itappeals
weappeal
you (pl.)appeal
theyappeal

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
Iappealed
youappealed
he/she/itappealed
weappealed
you (pl.)appealed
theyappealed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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