to comply — English conjugation

Frequency#1176Regular

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
Icomply
youcomply
he/she/itcomplies
wecomply
you (pl.)comply
theycomply

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
Icomplied
youcomplied
he/she/itcomplied
wecomplied
you (pl.)complied
theycomplied

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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