to embellish — English conjugation

Frequency#1293Regular

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
Iembellish
youembellish
he/she/itembellishes
weembellish
you (pl.)embellish
theyembellish

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
Iembellished
youembellished
he/she/itembellished
weembellished
you (pl.)embellished
theyembellished

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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