to flip — English conjugation

Frequency#803Regular

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
Iflip
youflip
he/she/itflips
weflip
you (pl.)flip
theyflip

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
Iflipped
youflipped
he/she/itflipped
weflipped
you (pl.)flipped
theyflipped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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