to channel — English conjugation

Frequency#2564Regular

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
Ichannel
youchannel
he/she/itchannels
wechannel
you (pl.)channel
theychannel

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
Ichannelled
youchannelled
he/she/itchannelled
wechannelled
you (pl.)channelled
theychannelled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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