to efface — English conjugation

Frequency#6630Regular

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
Iefface
youefface
he/she/iteffaces
weefface
you (pl.)efface
theyefface

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
Ieffaced
youeffaced
he/she/iteffaced
weeffaced
you (pl.)effaced
theyeffaced

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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