to cross out — English conjugation

Frequency#16428Regular

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
Icross out
youcross out
he/she/itcrosses out
wecross out
you (pl.)cross out
theycross out

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
Icrossed out
youcrossed out
he/she/itcrossed out
wecrossed out
you (pl.)crossed out
theycrossed out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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