to embark — English conjugation

Frequency#1420Regular

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
Iembark
youembark
he/she/itembarks
weembark
you (pl.)embark
theyembark

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
Iembarked
youembarked
he/she/itembarked
weembarked
you (pl.)embarked
theyembarked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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