to pilot — English conjugation

Frequency#2354Regular

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
Ipilot
youpilot
he/she/itpilots
wepilot
you (pl.)pilot
theypilot

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
Ipiloted
youpiloted
he/she/itpiloted
wepiloted
you (pl.)piloted
theypiloted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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