to double — English conjugation

Frequency#1499Regular

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
Idouble
youdouble
he/she/itdoubles
wedouble
you (pl.)double
theydouble

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
Idoubled
youdoubled
he/she/itdoubled
wedoubled
you (pl.)doubled
theydoubled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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