to forhow — English conjugation

Frequency#17085Regular

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
Iforhow
youforhow
he/she/itforhows
weforhow
you (pl.)forhow
theyforhow

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
Iforhowed
youforhowed
he/she/itforhowed
weforhowed
you (pl.)forhowed
theyforhowed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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