to press down — English conjugation

Frequency#18381Regular

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
Ipress down
youpress down
he/she/itpresses down
wepress down
you (pl.)press down
theypress down

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
Ipressed down
youpressed down
he/she/itpressed down
wepressed down
you (pl.)pressed down
theypressed down

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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