to request — English conjugation

Frequency#330Regular

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
Irequest
yourequest
he/she/itrequests
werequest
you (pl.)request
theyrequest

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
Irequested
yourequested
he/she/itrequested
werequested
you (pl.)requested
theyrequested

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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