to clack — English conjugation

Frequency#4589Regular

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
Iclack
youclack
he/she/itclacks
weclack
you (pl.)clack
theyclack

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
Iclacked
youclacked
he/she/itclacked
weclacked
you (pl.)clacked
theyclacked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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