to lig — English conjugation

Frequency#9454Regular

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
Ilig
youlig
he/she/itligs
welig
you (pl.)lig
theylig

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
Iligged
youligged
he/she/itligged
weligged
you (pl.)ligged
theyligged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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