to indent — English conjugation

Frequency#8748Regular

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
Iindent
youindent
he/she/itindents
weindent
you (pl.)indent
theyindent

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
Iindented
youindented
he/she/itindented
weindented
you (pl.)indented
theyindented

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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