to insert — English conjugation

Frequency#433Regular

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
Iinsert
youinsert
he/she/itinserts
weinsert
you (pl.)insert
theyinsert

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
Iinserted
youinserted
he/she/itinserted
weinserted
you (pl.)inserted
theyinserted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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