to fuss — English conjugation

Frequency#7878Regular

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
Ifuss
youfuss
he/she/itfusses
wefuss
you (pl.)fuss
theyfuss

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
Ifussed
youfussed
he/she/itfussed
wefussed
you (pl.)fussed
theyfussed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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