to elude — English conjugation

Frequency#2299Regular

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
Ielude
youelude
he/she/iteludes
weelude
you (pl.)elude
theyelude

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
Ieluded
youeluded
he/she/iteluded
weeluded
you (pl.)eluded
theyeluded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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