to ferment — English conjugation

Frequency#873Regular

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
Iferment
youferment
he/she/itferments
weferment
you (pl.)ferment
theyferment

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
Ifermented
youfermented
he/she/itfermented
wefermented
you (pl.)fermented
theyfermented

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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