to reverse — English conjugation

Frequency#350Regular

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
Ireverse
youreverse
he/she/itreverses
wereverse
you (pl.)reverse
theyreverse

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
Ireversed
youreversed
he/she/itreversed
wereversed
you (pl.)reversed
theyreversed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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