to embrace — English conjugation

Frequency#1120Regular

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
Iembrace
youembrace
he/she/itembraces
weembrace
you (pl.)embrace
theyembrace

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
Iembraced
youembraced
he/she/itembraced
weembraced
you (pl.)embraced
theyembraced

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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