to charge — English conjugation

Frequency#367Regular

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
Icharge
youcharge
he/she/itcharges
wecharge
you (pl.)charge
theycharge

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
Icharged
youcharged
he/she/itcharged
wecharged
you (pl.)charged
theycharged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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