to relieve — English conjugation

Frequency#743Regular

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
Irelieve
yourelieve
he/she/itrelieves
werelieve
you (pl.)relieve
theyrelieve

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
Irelieved
yourelieved
he/she/itrelieved
werelieved
you (pl.)relieved
theyrelieved

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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