to imply — English conjugation

Frequency#271Regular

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
Iimply
youimply
he/she/itimplies
weimply
you (pl.)imply
theyimply

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
Iimplied
youimplied
he/she/itimplied
weimplied
you (pl.)implied
theyimplied

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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