to rear — English conjugation

Frequency#722Regular

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
Irear
yourear
he/she/itrears
werear
you (pl.)rear
theyrear

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
Ireared
youreared
he/she/itreared
wereared
you (pl.)reared
theyreared

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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