to grace — English conjugation

Frequency#8028Regular

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
Igrace
yougrace
he/she/itgraces
wegrace
you (pl.)grace
theygrace

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
Igraced
yougraced
he/she/itgraced
wegraced
you (pl.)graced
theygraced

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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