to ignite — English conjugation

Frequency#951Regular

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
Iignite
youignite
he/she/itignites
weignite
you (pl.)ignite
theyignite

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
Iignited
youignited
he/she/itignited
weignited
you (pl.)ignited
theyignited

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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