to ratch — English conjugation

Frequency#18533Regular

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
Iratch
youratch
he/she/itratches
weratch
you (pl.)ratch
theyratch

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
Iratched
youratched
he/she/itratched
weratched
you (pl.)ratched
theyratched

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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