to nait — English conjugation

Frequency#18079Regular

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
Inait
younait
he/she/itnaits
wenait
you (pl.)nait
theynait

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
Inaited
younaited
he/she/itnaited
wenaited
you (pl.)naited
theynaited

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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