to fordo — English conjugation

Frequency#17079Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Ifordo
youfordo
he/she/itfordoes
wefordo
you (pl.)fordo
theyfordo

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Ifordid
youfordid
he/she/itfordid
wefordid
you (pl.)fordid
theyfordid

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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