to replace — English conjugation

Frequency#215Regular

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
Ireplace
youreplace
he/she/itreplaces
wereplace
you (pl.)replace
theyreplace

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
Ireplaced
youreplaced
he/she/itreplaced
wereplaced
you (pl.)replaced
theyreplaced

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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