to level — English conjugation

Frequency#591Regular

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
Ilevel
youlevel
he/she/itlevels
welevel
you (pl.)level
theylevel

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
Ilevelled
youlevelled
he/she/itlevelled
welevelled
you (pl.)levelled
theylevelled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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