to elevate — English conjugation

Frequency#541Regular

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
Ielevate
youelevate
he/she/itelevates
weelevate
you (pl.)elevate
theyelevate

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
Ielevated
youelevated
he/she/itelevated
weelevated
you (pl.)elevated
theyelevated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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