to number — English conjugation

Frequency#691Regular

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
Inumber
younumber
he/she/itnumbers
wenumber
you (pl.)number
theynumber

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
Inumbered
younumbered
he/she/itnumbered
wenumbered
you (pl.)numbered
theynumbered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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