to auction — English conjugation

Frequency#3505Regular

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
Iauction
youauction
he/she/itauctions
weauction
you (pl.)auction
theyauction

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
Iauctioned
youauctioned
he/she/itauctioned
weauctioned
you (pl.)auctioned
theyauctioned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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