to chin — English conjugation

Frequency#4538Regular

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
Ichin
youchin
he/she/itchins
wechin
you (pl.)chin
theychin

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
Ichinned
youchinned
he/she/itchinned
wechinned
you (pl.)chinned
theychinned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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