to grid — English conjugation

Frequency#2318Regular

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
Igrid
yougrid
he/she/itgrids
wegrid
you (pl.)grid
theygrid

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
Igridded
yougridded
he/she/itgridded
wegridded
you (pl.)gridded
theygridded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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