to remember — English conjugation

Frequency#236Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Iremember
youremember
he/she/itremembers
weremember
you (pl.)remember
theyremember

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Iremembered
youremembered
he/she/itremembered
weremembered
you (pl.)remembered
theyremembered

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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