to earwig — English conjugation

Frequency#6584Regular

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
Iearwig
youearwig
he/she/itearwigs
weearwig
you (pl.)earwig
theyearwig

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
Iearwigged
youearwigged
he/she/itearwigged
weearwigged
you (pl.)earwigged
theyearwigged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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