to grudge — English conjugation

Frequency#8110Regular

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
Igrudge
yougrudge
he/she/itgrudges
wegrudge
you (pl.)grudge
theygrudge

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
Igrudged
yougrudged
he/she/itgrudged
wegrudged
you (pl.)grudged
theygrudged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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