to expire — English conjugation

Frequency#1467Regular

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
Iexpire
youexpire
he/she/itexpires
weexpire
you (pl.)expire
theyexpire

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
Iexpired
youexpired
he/she/itexpired
weexpired
you (pl.)expired
theyexpired

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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