to reap — English conjugation

Frequency#2028Regular

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
Ireap
youreap
he/she/itreaps
wereap
you (pl.)reap
theyreap

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
Ireaped
youreaped
he/she/itreaped
wereaped
you (pl.)reaped
theyreaped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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