to cail — English conjugation

Frequency#16066Regular

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
Icail
youcail
he/she/itcails
wecail
you (pl.)cail
theycail

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
Icailed
youcailed
he/she/itcailed
wecailed
you (pl.)cailed
theycailed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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