to carry around — English conjugation

Frequency#16113Irregular

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
Icarry around
youcarry around
he/she/itcarries around
wecarry around
you (pl.)carry around
theycarry around

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
Icarried around
youcarried around
he/she/itcarried around
wecarried around
you (pl.)carried around
theycarried around

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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