to feign — English conjugation

Frequency#1861Regular

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
Ifeign
youfeign
he/she/itfeigns
wefeign
you (pl.)feign
theyfeign

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
Ifeigned
youfeigned
he/she/itfeigned
wefeigned
you (pl.)feigned
theyfeigned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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