to lie to — English conjugation

Frequency#17780Regular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	lie to
you	lie to
he/she/it	lies to
we	lie to
you (pl.)	lie to
they	lie to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	lied to
you	lied to
he/she/it	lied to
we	lied to
you (pl.)	lied to
they	lied to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	am lying to
you	are lying to
he/she/it	is lying to
we	are lying to
you (pl.)	are lying to
they	are lying to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	was lying to
you	were lying to
he/she/it	was lying to
we	were lying to
you (pl.)	were lying to
they	were lying to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	have lied to
you	have lied to
he/she/it	has lied to
we	have lied to
you (pl.)	have lied to
they	have lied to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	had lied to
you	had lied to
he/she/it	had lied to
we	had lied to
you (pl.)	had lied to
they	had lied to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will lie to
you	will lie to
he/she/it	will lie to
we	will lie to
you (pl.)	will lie to
they	will lie to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will be lying to
you	will be lying to
he/she/it	will be lying to
we	will be lying to
you (pl.)	will be lying to
they	will be lying to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will have lied to
you	will have lied to
he/she/it	will have lied to
we	will have lied to
you (pl.)	will have lied to
they	will have lied to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	would lie to
you	would lie to
he/she/it	would lie to
we	would lie to
you (pl.)	would lie to
they	would lie to