to dwell — English conjugation

Frequency#1900Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Idwell
youdwell
he/she/itdwells
wedwell
you (pl.)dwell
theydwell

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Idwelt
youdwelt
he/she/itdwelt
wedwelt
you (pl.)dwelt
theydwelt

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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