to elapse — English conjugation

Frequency#1950Regular

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
Ielapse
youelapse
he/she/itelapses
weelapse
you (pl.)elapse
theyelapse

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
Ielapsed
youelapsed
he/she/itelapsed
weelapsed
you (pl.)elapsed
theyelapsed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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