to sag — English conjugation

Frequency#2660Regular

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
Isag
yousag
he/she/itsags
wesag
you (pl.)sag
theysag

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
Isagged
yousagged
he/she/itsagged
wesagged
you (pl.)sagged
theysagged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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