to point out — English conjugation

Frequency#18326Regular

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
Ipoint out
youpoint out
he/she/itpoints out
wepoint out
you (pl.)point out
theypoint out

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
Ipointed out
youpointed out
he/she/itpointed out
wepointed out
you (pl.)pointed out
theypointed out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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