to impose — English conjugation

Frequency#413Regular

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
Iimpose
youimpose
he/she/itimposes
weimpose
you (pl.)impose
theyimpose

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
Iimposed
youimposed
he/she/itimposed
weimposed
you (pl.)imposed
theyimposed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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