to orange — English conjugation

Frequency#646Regular

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
Iorange
youorange
he/she/itoranges
weorange
you (pl.)orange
theyorange

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
Ioranged
youoranged
he/she/itoranged
weoranged
you (pl.)oranged
theyoranged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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