to ignore — English conjugation

Frequency#1092Regular

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
Iignore
youignore
he/she/itignores
weignore
you (pl.)ignore
theyignore

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
Iignored
youignored
he/she/itignored
weignored
you (pl.)ignored
theyignored

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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