to exert — English conjugation

Frequency#1586Regular

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
Iexert
youexert
he/she/itexerts
weexert
you (pl.)exert
theyexert

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
Iexerted
youexerted
he/she/itexerted
weexerted
you (pl.)exerted
theyexerted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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