to pelt — English conjugation

Frequency#10585Regular

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
Ipelt
youpelt
he/she/itpelts
wepelt
you (pl.)pelt
theypelt

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
Ipelted
youpelted
he/she/itpelted
wepelted
you (pl.)pelted
theypelted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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