to reel — English conjugation

Frequency#2372Regular

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
Ireel
youreel
he/she/itreels
wereel
you (pl.)reel
theyreel

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
Ireeled
youreeled
he/she/itreeled
wereeled
you (pl.)reeled
theyreeled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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