to hield — English conjugation

Frequency#17470Regular

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
Ihield
youhield
he/she/ithields
wehield
you (pl.)hield
theyhield

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
Ihielded
youhielded
he/she/ithielded
wehielded
you (pl.)hielded
theyhielded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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