to enforce — English conjugation

Frequency#1364Regular

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
Ienforce
youenforce
he/she/itenforces
weenforce
you (pl.)enforce
theyenforce

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
Ienforced
youenforced
he/she/itenforced
weenforced
you (pl.)enforced
theyenforced

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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