to award — English conjugation

Frequency#1458Regular

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
Iaward
youaward
he/she/itawards
weaward
you (pl.)award
theyaward

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
Iawarded
youawarded
he/she/itawarded
weawarded
you (pl.)awarded
theyawarded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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