to inherit — English conjugation

Frequency#1231Regular

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
Iinherit
youinherit
he/she/itinherits
weinherit
you (pl.)inherit
theyinherit

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
Iinherited
youinherited
he/she/itinherited
weinherited
you (pl.)inherited
theyinherited

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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