to rhyme — English conjugation

Frequency#2384Regular

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
Irhyme
yourhyme
he/she/itrhymes
werhyme
you (pl.)rhyme
theyrhyme

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
Irhymed
yourhymed
he/she/itrhymed
werhymed
you (pl.)rhymed
theyrhymed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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