to come from — English conjugation

Frequency#16284Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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