to clatter — English conjugation

Frequency#2212Regular

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
Iclatter
youclatter
he/she/itclatters
weclatter
you (pl.)clatter
theyclatter

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
Iclattered
youclattered
he/she/itclattered
weclattered
you (pl.)clattered
theyclattered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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