to fribble — English conjugation

Frequency#17105Regular

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
Ifribble
youfribble
he/she/itfribbles
wefribble
you (pl.)fribble
theyfribble

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
Ifribbled
youfribbled
he/she/itfribbled
wefribbled
you (pl.)fribbled
theyfribbled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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