to finalize — English conjugation

Frequency#991Regular

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
Ifinalize
youfinalize
he/she/itfinalizes
wefinalize
you (pl.)finalize
theyfinalize

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
Ifinalized
youfinalized
he/she/itfinalized
wefinalized
you (pl.)finalized
theyfinalized

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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