to evolve — English conjugation

Frequency#927Regular

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
Ievolve
youevolve
he/she/itevolves
weevolve
you (pl.)evolve
theyevolve

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
Ievolved
youevolved
he/she/itevolved
weevolved
you (pl.)evolved
theyevolved

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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