to daub — English conjugation

Frequency#2577Regular

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
Idaub
youdaub
he/she/itdaubs
wedaub
you (pl.)daub
theydaub

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
Idaubed
youdaubed
he/she/itdaubed
wedaubed
you (pl.)daubed
theydaubed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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