to lavish — English conjugation

Frequency#9300Regular

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
Ilavish
youlavish
he/she/itlavishes
welavish
you (pl.)lavish
theylavish

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
Ilavished
youlavished
he/she/itlavished
welavished
you (pl.)lavished
theylavished

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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