to satisfy — English conjugation

Frequency#460Regular

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
Isatisfy
yousatisfy
he/she/itsatisfies
wesatisfy
you (pl.)satisfy
theysatisfy

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
Isatisfied
yousatisfied
he/she/itsatisfied
wesatisfied
you (pl.)satisfied
theysatisfied

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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