to puddle — English conjugation

Frequency#1302Regular

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
Ipuddle
youpuddle
he/she/itpuddles
wepuddle
you (pl.)puddle
theypuddle

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
Ipuddled
youpuddled
he/she/itpuddled
wepuddled
you (pl.)puddled
theypuddled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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