to encumber — English conjugation

Frequency#2143Regular

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
Iencumber
youencumber
he/she/itencumbers
weencumber
you (pl.)encumber
theyencumber

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
Iencumbered
youencumbered
he/she/itencumbered
weencumbered
you (pl.)encumbered
theyencumbered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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