to border — English conjugation

Frequency#1218Regular

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
Iborder
youborder
he/she/itborders
weborder
you (pl.)border
theyborder

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
Ibordered
youbordered
he/she/itbordered
webordered
you (pl.)bordered
theybordered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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