to loosen — English conjugation

Frequency#1322Regular

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
Iloosen
youloosen
he/she/itloosens
weloosen
you (pl.)loosen
theyloosen

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
Iloosened
youloosened
he/she/itloosened
weloosened
you (pl.)loosened
theyloosened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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