to glide — English conjugation

Frequency#1521Regular

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
Iglide
youglide
he/she/itglides
weglide
you (pl.)glide
theyglide

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
Iglided
youglided
he/she/itglided
weglided
you (pl.)glided
theyglided

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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