to belong to — English conjugation

Frequency#15853Regular

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
Ibelong to
youbelong to
he/she/itbelongs to
webelong to
you (pl.)belong to
theybelong to

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
Ibelonged to
youbelonged to
he/she/itbelonged to
webelonged to
you (pl.)belonged to
theybelonged to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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