to rescue — English conjugation

Frequency#684Regular

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
Irescue
yourescue
he/she/itrescues
werescue
you (pl.)rescue
theyrescue

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
Irescued
yourescued
he/she/itrescued
werescued
you (pl.)rescued
theyrescued

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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