to roam — English conjugation

Frequency#955Regular

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
Iroam
youroam
he/she/itroams
weroam
you (pl.)roam
theyroam

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
Iroamed
youroamed
he/she/itroamed
weroamed
you (pl.)roamed
theyroamed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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