to hunch — English conjugation

Frequency#8531Regular

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
Ihunch
youhunch
he/she/ithunches
wehunch
you (pl.)hunch
theyhunch

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
Ihunched
youhunched
he/she/ithunched
wehunched
you (pl.)hunched
theyhunched

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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