to grill — English conjugation

Frequency#650Regular

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
Igrill
yougrill
he/she/itgrills
wegrill
you (pl.)grill
theygrill

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
Igrilled
yougrilled
he/she/itgrilled
wegrilled
you (pl.)grilled
theygrilled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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