to meander — English conjugation

Frequency#2714Regular

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
Imeander
youmeander
he/she/itmeanders
wemeander
you (pl.)meander
theymeander

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
Imeandered
youmeandered
he/she/itmeandered
wemeandered
you (pl.)meandered
theymeandered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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