to percuss — English conjugation

Frequency#10593Regular

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
Ipercuss
youpercuss
he/she/itpercusses
wepercuss
you (pl.)percuss
theypercuss

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
Ipercussed
youpercussed
he/she/itpercussed
wepercussed
you (pl.)percussed
theypercussed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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