to dunch — English conjugation

Frequency#16723Regular

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
Idunch
youdunch
he/she/itdunches
wedunch
you (pl.)dunch
theydunch

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
Idunched
youdunched
he/she/itdunched
wedunched
you (pl.)dunched
theydunched

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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