to capitalize — English conjugation

Frequency#1205Regular

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
Icapitalize
youcapitalize
he/she/itcapitalizes
wecapitalize
you (pl.)capitalize
theycapitalize

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
Icapitalized
youcapitalized
he/she/itcapitalized
wecapitalized
you (pl.)capitalized
theycapitalized

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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