to launch — English conjugation

Frequency#534Regular

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
Ilaunch
youlaunch
he/she/itlaunches
welaunch
you (pl.)launch
theylaunch

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
Ilaunched
youlaunched
he/she/itlaunched
welaunched
you (pl.)launched
theylaunched

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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