to flood — English conjugation

Frequency#1820Regular

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
Iflood
youflood
he/she/itfloods
weflood
you (pl.)flood
theyflood

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
Iflooded
youflooded
he/she/itflooded
weflooded
you (pl.)flooded
theyflooded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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