to establish — English conjugation

Frequency#366Regular

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
Iestablish
youestablish
he/she/itestablishes
weestablish
you (pl.)establish
theyestablish

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
Iestablished
youestablished
he/she/itestablished
weestablished
you (pl.)established
theyestablished

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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