to famish — English conjugation

Frequency#7312Regular

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
Ifamish
youfamish
he/she/itfamishes
wefamish
you (pl.)famish
theyfamish

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
Ifamished
youfamished
he/she/itfamished
wefamished
you (pl.)famished
theyfamished

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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