to connote — English conjugation

Frequency#2271Regular

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
Iconnote
youconnote
he/she/itconnotes
weconnote
you (pl.)connote
theyconnote

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
Iconnoted
youconnoted
he/she/itconnoted
weconnoted
you (pl.)connoted
theyconnoted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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