to expel — English conjugation

Frequency#598Regular

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
Iexpel
youexpel
he/she/itexpels
weexpel
you (pl.)expel
theyexpel

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
Iexpelled
youexpelled
he/she/itexpelled
weexpelled
you (pl.)expelled
theyexpelled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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