to ride along — English conjugation

Frequency#18694Irregular

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
Iride along
youride along
he/she/itrides along
weride along
you (pl.)ride along
theyride along

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
Irode along
yourode along
he/she/itrode along
werode along
you (pl.)rode along
theyrode along

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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