to assign — English conjugation

Frequency#494Regular

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
Iassign
youassign
he/she/itassigns
weassign
you (pl.)assign
theyassign

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
Iassigned
youassigned
he/she/itassigned
weassigned
you (pl.)assigned
theyassigned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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