to lilt — English conjugation

Frequency#9484Regular

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
Ililt
youlilt
he/she/itlilts
welilt
you (pl.)lilt
theylilt

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
Ililted
youlilted
he/she/itlilted
welilted
you (pl.)lilted
theylilted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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