to classify — English conjugation

Frequency#755Regular

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
Iclassify
youclassify
he/she/itclassifies
weclassify
you (pl.)classify
theyclassify

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
Iclassified
youclassified
he/she/itclassified
weclassified
you (pl.)classified
theyclassified

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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