to board — English conjugation

Frequency#825Regular

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
Iboard
youboard
he/she/itboards
weboard
you (pl.)board
theyboard

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
Iboarded
youboarded
he/she/itboarded
weboarded
you (pl.)boarded
theyboarded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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