to react — English conjugation

Frequency#1071Regular

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
Ireact
youreact
he/she/itreacts
wereact
you (pl.)react
theyreact

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
Ireacted
youreacted
he/she/itreacted
wereacted
you (pl.)reacted
theyreacted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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