to reprimand — English conjugation

Frequency#1246Regular

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
Ireprimand
youreprimand
he/she/itreprimands
wereprimand
you (pl.)reprimand
theyreprimand

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
Ireprimanded
youreprimanded
he/she/itreprimanded
wereprimanded
you (pl.)reprimanded
theyreprimanded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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