to gargle — English conjugation

Frequency#2151Regular

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
Igargle
yougargle
he/she/itgargles
wegargle
you (pl.)gargle
theygargle

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
Igargled
yougargled
he/she/itgargled
wegargled
you (pl.)gargled
theygargled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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