to bring forward — English conjugation

Frequency#15998Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Ibring forward
youbring forward
he/she/itbrings forward
webring forward
you (pl.)bring forward
theybring forward

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Ibrought forward
youbrought forward
he/she/itbrought forward
webrought forward
you (pl.)brought forward
theybrought forward

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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