to represent — English conjugation

Frequency#383Regular

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
Irepresent
yourepresent
he/she/itrepresents
werepresent
you (pl.)represent
theyrepresent

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
Irepresented
yourepresented
he/she/itrepresented
werepresented
you (pl.)represented
theyrepresented

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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