to crash — English conjugation

Frequency#889Regular

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
Icrash
youcrash
he/she/itcrashes
wecrash
you (pl.)crash
theycrash

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
Icrashed
youcrashed
he/she/itcrashed
wecrashed
you (pl.)crashed
theycrashed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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