to explore — English conjugation

Frequency#440Regular

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
Iexplore
youexplore
he/she/itexplores
weexplore
you (pl.)explore
theyexplore

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
Iexplored
youexplored
he/she/itexplored
weexplored
you (pl.)explored
theyexplored

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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