to round — English conjugation

Frequency#1379Regular

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
Iround
youround
he/she/itrounds
weround
you (pl.)round
theyround

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
Irounded
yourounded
he/she/itrounded
werounded
you (pl.)rounded
theyrounded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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