to forbar — English conjugation

Frequency#17076Regular

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
Iforbar
youforbar
he/she/itforbars
weforbar
you (pl.)forbar
theyforbar

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
Iforbarred
youforbarred
he/she/itforbarred
weforbarred
you (pl.)forbarred
theyforbarred

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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