to flex — English conjugation

Frequency#1997Regular

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
Iflex
youflex
he/she/itflexes
weflex
you (pl.)flex
theyflex

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
Iflexed
youflexed
he/she/itflexed
weflexed
you (pl.)flexed
theyflexed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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