to flatter — English conjugation

Frequency#1660Regular

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
Iflatter
youflatter
he/she/itflatters
weflatter
you (pl.)flatter
theyflatter

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
Iflattered
youflattered
he/she/itflattered
weflattered
you (pl.)flattered
theyflattered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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