to cair — English conjugation

Frequency#16067Regular

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
Icair
youcair
he/she/itcairs
wecair
you (pl.)cair
theycair

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
Icaired
youcaired
he/she/itcaired
wecaired
you (pl.)caired
theycaired

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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