to harden — English conjugation

Frequency#1123Regular

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
Iharden
youharden
he/she/ithardens
weharden
you (pl.)harden
theyharden

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
Ihardened
youhardened
he/she/ithardened
wehardened
you (pl.)hardened
theyhardened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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