to knead — English conjugation

Frequency#1559Regular

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
Iknead
youknead
he/she/itkneads
weknead
you (pl.)knead
theyknead

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
Ikneaded
youkneaded
he/she/itkneaded
wekneaded
you (pl.)kneaded
theykneaded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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