to regress — English conjugation

Frequency#2032Regular

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
Iregress
youregress
he/she/itregresses
weregress
you (pl.)regress
theyregress

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
Iregressed
youregressed
he/she/itregressed
weregressed
you (pl.)regressed
theyregressed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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