to regain — English conjugation

Frequency#1072Regular

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
Iregain
youregain
he/she/itregains
weregain
you (pl.)regain
theyregain

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
Iregained
youregained
he/she/itregained
weregained
you (pl.)regained
theyregained

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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