to resort to — English conjugation

Frequency#18659Regular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	resort to
you	resort to
he/she/it	resorts to
we	resort to
you (pl.)	resort to
they	resort to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	resorted to
you	resorted to
he/she/it	resorted to
we	resorted to
you (pl.)	resorted to
they	resorted to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	am resorting to
you	are resorting to
he/she/it	is resorting to
we	are resorting to
you (pl.)	are resorting to
they	are resorting to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	was resorting to
you	were resorting to
he/she/it	was resorting to
we	were resorting to
you (pl.)	were resorting to
they	were resorting to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	have resorted to
you	have resorted to
he/she/it	has resorted to
we	have resorted to
you (pl.)	have resorted to
they	have resorted to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	had resorted to
you	had resorted to
he/she/it	had resorted to
we	had resorted to
you (pl.)	had resorted to
they	had resorted to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will resort to
you	will resort to
he/she/it	will resort to
we	will resort to
you (pl.)	will resort to
they	will resort to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will be resorting to
you	will be resorting to
he/she/it	will be resorting to
we	will be resorting to
you (pl.)	will be resorting to
they	will be resorting to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will have resorted to
you	will have resorted to
he/she/it	will have resorted to
we	will have resorted to
you (pl.)	will have resorted to
they	will have resorted to

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.

Pronoun	English
I	would resort to
you	would resort to
he/she/it	would resort to
we	would resort to
you (pl.)	would resort to
they	would resort to