to plunge — English conjugation

Frequency#1600Regular

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
Iplunge
youplunge
he/she/itplunges
weplunge
you (pl.)plunge
theyplunge

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
Iplunged
youplunged
he/she/itplunged
weplunged
you (pl.)plunged
theyplunged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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