to encompass — English conjugation

Frequency#1003Regular

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
Iencompass
youencompass
he/she/itencompasses
weencompass
you (pl.)encompass
theyencompass

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
Iencompassed
youencompassed
he/she/itencompassed
weencompassed
you (pl.)encompassed
theyencompassed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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