to entreat — English conjugation

Frequency#6857Regular

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
Ientreat
youentreat
he/she/itentreats
weentreat
you (pl.)entreat
theyentreat

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
Ientreated
youentreated
he/she/itentreated
weentreated
you (pl.)entreated
theyentreated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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