to foul — English conjugation

Frequency#7775Regular

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
Ifoul
youfoul
he/she/itfouls
wefoul
you (pl.)foul
theyfoul

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
Ifouled
youfouled
he/she/itfouled
wefouled
you (pl.)fouled
theyfouled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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