to embody — English conjugation

Frequency#1363Regular

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
Iembody
youembody
he/she/itembodies
weembody
you (pl.)embody
theyembody

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
Iembodied
youembodied
he/she/itembodied
weembodied
you (pl.)embodied
theyembodied

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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