to dandle — English conjugation

Frequency#5585Regular

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
Idandle
youdandle
he/she/itdandles
wedandle
you (pl.)dandle
theydandle

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
Idandled
youdandled
he/she/itdandled
wedandled
you (pl.)dandled
theydandled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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