to pact — English conjugation

Frequency#10456Regular

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
Ipact
youpact
he/she/itpacts
wepact
you (pl.)pact
theypact

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
Ipacted
youpacted
he/she/itpacted
wepacted
you (pl.)pacted
theypacted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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