to check in — English conjugation

Frequency#16174Regular

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
Icheck in
youcheck in
he/she/itchecks in
wecheck in
you (pl.)check in
theycheck in

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
Ichecked in
youchecked in
he/she/itchecked in
wechecked in
you (pl.)checked in
theychecked in

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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