to equal — English conjugation

Frequency#6871Regular

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
Iequal
youequal
he/she/itequals
weequal
you (pl.)equal
theyequal

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
Iequalled
youequalled
he/she/itequalled
weequalled
you (pl.)equalled
theyequalled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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