to blur — English conjugation

Frequency#1977Regular

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
Iblur
youblur
he/she/itblurs
weblur
you (pl.)blur
theyblur

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
Iblurred
youblurred
he/she/itblurred
weblurred
you (pl.)blurred
theyblurred

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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