to fit — English conjugation

Frequency#7533Regular

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
Ifit
youfit
he/she/itfits
wefit
you (pl.)fit
theyfit

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
Ifitted
youfitted
he/she/itfitted
wefitted
you (pl.)fitted
theyfitted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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