to retract — English conjugation

Frequency#1834Regular

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
Iretract
youretract
he/she/itretracts
weretract
you (pl.)retract
theyretract

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
Iretracted
youretracted
he/she/itretracted
weretracted
you (pl.)retracted
theyretracted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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