to come along — English conjugation

Frequency#16272Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Icome along
youcome along
he/she/itcomes along
wecome along
you (pl.)come along
theycome along

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Icame along
youcame along
he/she/itcame along
wecame along
you (pl.)came along
theycame along

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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