to flee — English conjugation

Frequency#720Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Iflee
youflee
he/she/itflees
weflee
you (pl.)flee
theyflee

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Ifled
youfled
he/she/itfled
wefled
you (pl.)fled
theyfled

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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