to perforate — English conjugation

Frequency#1448Regular

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
Iperforate
youperforate
he/she/itperforates
weperforate
you (pl.)perforate
theyperforate

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
Iperforated
youperforated
he/she/itperforated
weperforated
you (pl.)perforated
theyperforated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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