to regard — English conjugation

Frequency#639Regular

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
Iregard
youregard
he/she/itregards
weregard
you (pl.)regard
theyregard

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
Iregarded
youregarded
he/she/itregarded
weregarded
you (pl.)regarded
theyregarded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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