to rewrite — English conjugation

Frequency#1929Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Irewrite
yourewrite
he/she/itrewrites
werewrite
you (pl.)rewrite
theyrewrite

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Irewrote
yourewrote
he/she/itrewrote
werewrote
you (pl.)rewrote
theyrewrote

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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