to object — English conjugation

Frequency#375Regular

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
Iobject
youobject
he/she/itobjects
weobject
you (pl.)object
theyobject

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
Iobjected
youobjected
he/she/itobjected
weobjected
you (pl.)objected
theyobjected

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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