to resume — English conjugation

Frequency#912Regular

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
Iresume
youresume
he/she/itresumes
weresume
you (pl.)resume
theyresume

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
Iresumed
youresumed
he/she/itresumed
weresumed
you (pl.)resumed
theyresumed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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