to couple — English conjugation

Frequency#5340Regular

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
Icouple
youcouple
he/she/itcouples
wecouple
you (pl.)couple
theycouple

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
Icoupled
youcoupled
he/she/itcoupled
wecoupled
you (pl.)coupled
theycoupled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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