to ascend — English conjugation

Frequency#678Regular

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
Iascend
youascend
he/she/itascends
weascend
you (pl.)ascend
theyascend

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
Iascended
youascended
he/she/itascended
weascended
you (pl.)ascended
theyascended

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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