to crown — English conjugation

Frequency#1892Regular

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
Icrown
youcrown
he/she/itcrowns
wecrown
you (pl.)crown
theycrown

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
Icrowned
youcrowned
he/she/itcrowned
wecrowned
you (pl.)crowned
theycrowned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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