to saffron — English conjugation

Frequency#12417Regular

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
Isaffron
yousaffron
he/she/itsaffrons
wesaffron
you (pl.)saffron
theysaffron

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
Isaffroned
yousaffroned
he/she/itsaffroned
wesaffroned
you (pl.)saffroned
theysaffroned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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