to loiter — English conjugation

Frequency#2162Regular

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
Iloiter
youloiter
he/she/itloiters
weloiter
you (pl.)loiter
theyloiter

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
Iloitered
youloitered
he/she/itloitered
weloitered
you (pl.)loitered
theyloitered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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