to enliven — English conjugation

Frequency#2223Regular

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
Ienliven
youenliven
he/she/itenlivens
weenliven
you (pl.)enliven
theyenliven

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
Ienlivened
youenlivened
he/she/itenlivened
weenlivened
you (pl.)enlivened
theyenlivened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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