to configure — English conjugation

Frequency#1508Regular

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
Iconfigure
youconfigure
he/she/itconfigures
weconfigure
you (pl.)configure
theyconfigure

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
Iconfigured
youconfigured
he/she/itconfigured
weconfigured
you (pl.)configured
theyconfigured

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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