to imbue — English conjugation

Frequency#2611Regular

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
Iimbue
youimbue
he/she/itimbues
weimbue
you (pl.)imbue
theyimbue

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
Iimbued
youimbued
he/she/itimbued
weimbued
you (pl.)imbued
theyimbued

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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