to kiss — English conjugation

Frequency#726Regular

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
Ikiss
youkiss
he/she/itkisses
wekiss
you (pl.)kiss
theykiss

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
Ikissed
youkissed
he/she/itkissed
wekissed
you (pl.)kissed
theykissed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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