to last — English conjugation

Frequency#507Regular

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
Ilast
youlast
he/she/itlasts
welast
you (pl.)last
theylast

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
Ilasted
youlasted
he/she/itlasted
welasted
you (pl.)lasted
theylasted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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