to piddle — English conjugation

Frequency#10649Regular

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
Ipiddle
youpiddle
he/she/itpiddles
wepiddle
you (pl.)piddle
theypiddle

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
Ipiddled
youpiddled
he/she/itpiddled
wepiddled
you (pl.)piddled
theypiddled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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