to question — English conjugation

Frequency#278Regular

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
Iquestion
youquestion
he/she/itquestions
wequestion
you (pl.)question
theyquestion

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
Iquestioned
youquestioned
he/she/itquestioned
wequestioned
you (pl.)questioned
theyquestioned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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