to pour — English conjugation

Frequency#214Regular

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
Ipour
youpour
he/she/itpours
wepour
you (pl.)pour
theypour

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
Ipoured
youpoured
he/she/itpoured
wepoured
you (pl.)poured
theypoured

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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