to pardon — English conjugation

Frequency#1127Regular

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
Ipardon
youpardon
he/she/itpardons
wepardon
you (pl.)pardon
theypardon

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
Ipardoned
youpardoned
he/she/itpardoned
wepardoned
you (pl.)pardoned
theypardoned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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