to label — English conjugation

Frequency#2621Regular

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
Ilabel
youlabel
he/she/itlabels
welabel
you (pl.)label
theylabel

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
Ilabelled
youlabelled
he/she/itlabelled
welabelled
you (pl.)labelled
theylabelled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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