to engrave — English conjugation

Frequency#1514Regular

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
Iengrave
youengrave
he/she/itengraves
weengrave
you (pl.)engrave
theyengrave

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
Iengraved
youengraved
he/she/itengraved
weengraved
you (pl.)engraved
theyengraved

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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