to profane — English conjugation

Frequency#1875Regular

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
Iprofane
youprofane
he/she/itprofanes
weprofane
you (pl.)profane
theyprofane

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
Iprofaned
youprofaned
he/she/itprofaned
weprofaned
you (pl.)profaned
theyprofaned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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