to reef — English conjugation

Frequency#2653Regular

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
Ireef
youreef
he/she/itreefs
wereef
you (pl.)reef
theyreef

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
Ireefed
youreefed
he/she/itreefed
wereefed
you (pl.)reefed
theyreefed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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