to exchange — English conjugation

Frequency#399Regular

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
Iexchange
youexchange
he/she/itexchanges
weexchange
you (pl.)exchange
theyexchange

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
Iexchanged
youexchanged
he/she/itexchanged
weexchanged
you (pl.)exchanged
theyexchanged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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