to foresee — English conjugation

Frequency#721Irregular

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
Iforesee
youforesee
he/she/itforesees
weforesee
you (pl.)foresee
theyforesee

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
Iforesaw
youforesaw
he/she/itforesaw
weforesaw
you (pl.)foresaw
theyforesaw

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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