to perish — English conjugation

Frequency#2022Regular

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
Iperish
youperish
he/she/itperishes
weperish
you (pl.)perish
theyperish

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
Iperished
youperished
he/she/itperished
weperished
you (pl.)perished
theyperished

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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