to resort — English conjugation

Frequency#12013Regular

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
Iresort
youresort
he/she/itresorts
weresort
you (pl.)resort
theyresort

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
Iresorted
youresorted
he/she/itresorted
weresorted
you (pl.)resorted
theyresorted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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