to knell — English conjugation

Frequency#9198Regular

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
Iknell
youknell
he/she/itknells
weknell
you (pl.)knell
theyknell

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
Iknelled
youknelled
he/she/itknelled
weknelled
you (pl.)knelled
theyknelled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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