to hiss — English conjugation

Frequency#2324Regular

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
Ihiss
youhiss
he/she/ithisses
wehiss
you (pl.)hiss
theyhiss

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
Ihissed
youhissed
he/she/ithissed
wehissed
you (pl.)hissed
theyhissed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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