to gestate — English conjugation

Frequency#2462Regular

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
Igestate
yougestate
he/she/itgestates
wegestate
you (pl.)gestate
theygestate

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
Igestated
yougestated
he/she/itgestated
wegestated
you (pl.)gestated
theygestated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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