to rename — English conjugation

Frequency#2034Regular

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
Irename
yourename
he/she/itrenames
werename
you (pl.)rename
theyrename

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
Irenamed
yourenamed
he/she/itrenamed
werenamed
you (pl.)renamed
theyrenamed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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