to cleam — English conjugation

Frequency#16215Regular

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
Icleam
youcleam
he/she/itcleams
wecleam
you (pl.)cleam
theycleam

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
Icleamed
youcleamed
he/she/itcleamed
wecleamed
you (pl.)cleamed
theycleamed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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