to foray — English conjugation

Frequency#7685Regular

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
Iforay
youforay
he/she/itforays
weforay
you (pl.)foray
theyforay

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
Iforayed
youforayed
he/she/itforayed
weforayed
you (pl.)forayed
theyforayed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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