to oppose — English conjugation

Frequency#449Regular

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
Ioppose
youoppose
he/she/itopposes
weoppose
you (pl.)oppose
theyoppose

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
Iopposed
youopposed
he/she/itopposed
weopposed
you (pl.)opposed
theyopposed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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