to clear — English conjugation

Frequency#4632Regular

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
Iclear
youclear
he/she/itclears
weclear
you (pl.)clear
theyclear

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
Icleared
youcleared
he/she/itcleared
wecleared
you (pl.)cleared
theycleared

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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