to plump — English conjugation

Frequency#10770Regular

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
Iplump
youplump
he/she/itplumps
weplump
you (pl.)plump
theyplump

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
Iplumped
youplumped
he/she/itplumped
weplumped
you (pl.)plumped
theyplumped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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