to flicker — English conjugation

Frequency#2311Regular

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
Iflicker
youflicker
he/she/itflickers
weflicker
you (pl.)flicker
theyflicker

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
Iflickered
youflickered
he/she/itflickered
weflickered
you (pl.)flickered
theyflickered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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