to photograph — English conjugation

Frequency#1307Regular

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
Iphotograph
youphotograph
he/she/itphotographs
wephotograph
you (pl.)photograph
theyphotograph

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
Iphotographed
youphotographed
he/she/itphotographed
wephotographed
you (pl.)photographed
theyphotographed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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