to nickname — English conjugation

Frequency#10138Regular

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
Inickname
younickname
he/she/itnicknames
wenickname
you (pl.)nickname
theynickname

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
Inicknamed
younicknamed
he/she/itnicknamed
wenicknamed
you (pl.)nicknamed
theynicknamed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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