to host — English conjugation

Frequency#2154Regular

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
Ihost
youhost
he/she/ithosts
wehost
you (pl.)host
theyhost

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
Ihosted
youhosted
he/she/ithosted
wehosted
you (pl.)hosted
theyhosted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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