to plop — English conjugation

Frequency#10757Regular

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
Iplop
youplop
he/she/itplops
weplop
you (pl.)plop
theyplop

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
Iplopped
youplopped
he/she/itplopped
weplopped
you (pl.)plopped
theyplopped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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