to fub — English conjugation

Frequency#17111Regular

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
Ifub
youfub
he/she/itfubs
wefub
you (pl.)fub
theyfub

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
Ifubbed
youfubbed
he/she/itfubbed
wefubbed
you (pl.)fubbed
theyfubbed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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