to overflow — English conjugation

Frequency#1125Regular

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
Ioverflow
youoverflow
he/she/itoverflows
weoverflow
you (pl.)overflow
theyoverflow

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
Ioverflowed
youoverflowed
he/she/itoverflowed
weoverflowed
you (pl.)overflowed
theyoverflowed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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