to roll — English conjugation

Frequency#12286Regular

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
Iroll
youroll
he/she/itrolls
weroll
you (pl.)roll
theyroll

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
Irolled
yourolled
he/she/itrolled
werolled
you (pl.)rolled
theyrolled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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