to record — English conjugation

Frequency#351Regular

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
Irecord
yourecord
he/she/itrecords
werecord
you (pl.)record
theyrecord

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
Irecorded
yourecorded
he/she/itrecorded
werecorded
you (pl.)recorded
theyrecorded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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