to buff off — English conjugation

Frequency#16026Regular

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
Ibuff off
youbuff off
he/she/itbuffs off
webuff off
you (pl.)buff off
theybuff off

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
Ibuffed off
youbuffed off
he/she/itbuffed off
webuffed off
you (pl.)buffed off
theybuffed off

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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