to neglect — English conjugation

Frequency#979Regular

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
Ineglect
youneglect
he/she/itneglects
weneglect
you (pl.)neglect
theyneglect

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
Ineglected
youneglected
he/she/itneglected
weneglected
you (pl.)neglected
theyneglected

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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