to have to — English conjugation

Frequency#17444Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	have to
you	have to
he/she/it	has to
we	have to
you (pl.)	have to
they	have to

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	had to
you	had to
he/she/it	had to
we	had to
you (pl.)	had to
they	had to

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	am having to
you	are having to
he/she/it	is having to
we	are having to
you (pl.)	are having to
they	are having to

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	was having to
you	were having to
he/she/it	was having to
we	were having to
you (pl.)	were having to
they	were having to

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	have had to
you	have had to
he/she/it	has had to
we	have had to
you (pl.)	have had to
they	have had to

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	had had to
you	had had to
he/she/it	had had to
we	had had to
you (pl.)	had had to
they	had had to

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will have to
you	will have to
he/she/it	will have to
we	will have to
you (pl.)	will have to
they	will have to

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will be having to
you	will be having to
he/she/it	will be having to
we	will be having to
you (pl.)	will be having to
they	will be having to

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will have had to
you	will have had to
he/she/it	will have had to
we	will have had to
you (pl.)	will have had to
they	will have had to

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	would have to
you	would have to
he/she/it	would have to
we	would have to
you (pl.)	would have to
they	would have to