to recast — English conjugation

Frequency#11465Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Irecast
yourecast
he/she/itrecasts
werecast
you (pl.)recast
theyrecast

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Irecast
yourecast
he/she/itrecast
werecast
you (pl.)recast
theyrecast

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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