to confirm — English conjugation

Frequency#419Regular

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
Iconfirm
youconfirm
he/she/itconfirms
weconfirm
you (pl.)confirm
theyconfirm

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
Iconfirmed
youconfirmed
he/she/itconfirmed
weconfirmed
you (pl.)confirmed
theyconfirmed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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