to freshen — English conjugation

Frequency#2603Regular

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
Ifreshen
youfreshen
he/she/itfreshens
wefreshen
you (pl.)freshen
theyfreshen

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
Ifreshened
youfreshened
he/she/itfreshened
wefreshened
you (pl.)freshened
theyfreshened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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