to ettle — English conjugation

Frequency#6941Regular

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
Iettle
youettle
he/she/itettles
weettle
you (pl.)ettle
theyettle

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
Iettled
youettled
he/she/itettled
weettled
you (pl.)ettled
theyettled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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