to appoint — English conjugation

Frequency#870Regular

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
Iappoint
youappoint
he/she/itappoints
weappoint
you (pl.)appoint
theyappoint

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
Iappointed
youappointed
he/she/itappointed
weappointed
you (pl.)appointed
theyappointed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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