to drench — English conjugation

Frequency#2588Regular

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
Idrench
youdrench
he/she/itdrenches
wedrench
you (pl.)drench
theydrench

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
Idrenched
youdrenched
he/she/itdrenched
wedrenched
you (pl.)drenched
theydrenched

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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