to chaw — English conjugation

Frequency#4495Regular

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
Ichaw
youchaw
he/she/itchaws
wechaw
you (pl.)chaw
theychaw

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
Ichawed
youchawed
he/she/itchawed
wechawed
you (pl.)chawed
theychawed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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