to rot — English conjugation

Frequency#1111Regular

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
Irot
yourot
he/she/itrots
werot
you (pl.)rot
theyrot

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
Irotted
yourotted
he/she/itrotted
werotted
you (pl.)rotted
theyrotted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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