to cramp — English conjugation

Frequency#1721Regular

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
Icramp
youcramp
he/she/itcramps
wecramp
you (pl.)cramp
theycramp

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
Icramped
youcramped
he/she/itcramped
wecramped
you (pl.)cramped
theycramped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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