to presage — English conjugation

Frequency#2650Regular

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
Ipresage
youpresage
he/she/itpresages
wepresage
you (pl.)presage
theypresage

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
Ipresaged
youpresaged
he/she/itpresaged
wepresaged
you (pl.)presaged
theypresaged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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