to expiate — English conjugation

Frequency#7137Regular

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
Iexpiate
youexpiate
he/she/itexpiates
weexpiate
you (pl.)expiate
theyexpiate

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
Iexpiated
youexpiated
he/she/itexpiated
weexpiated
you (pl.)expiated
theyexpiated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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