to carry out — English conjugation

Frequency#16120Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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