to plap — English conjugation

Frequency#18288Regular

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
Iplap
youplap
he/she/itplaps
weplap
you (pl.)plap
theyplap

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
Iplapped
youplapped
he/she/itplapped
weplapped
you (pl.)plapped
theyplapped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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