to infect — English conjugation

Frequency#953Regular

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
Iinfect
youinfect
he/she/itinfects
weinfect
you (pl.)infect
theyinfect

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
Iinfected
youinfected
he/she/itinfected
weinfected
you (pl.)infected
theyinfected

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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