to fan — English conjugation

Frequency#1996Regular

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
Ifan
youfan
he/she/itfans
wefan
you (pl.)fan
theyfan

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
Ifanned
youfanned
he/she/itfanned
wefanned
you (pl.)fanned
theyfanned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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