to doff — English conjugation

Frequency#6394Regular

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
Idoff
youdoff
he/she/itdoffs
wedoff
you (pl.)doff
theydoff

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
Idoffed
youdoffed
he/she/itdoffed
wedoffed
you (pl.)doffed
theydoffed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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