to scissor — English conjugation

Frequency#1837Regular

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
Iscissor
youscissor
he/she/itscissors
wescissor
you (pl.)scissor
theyscissor

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
Iscissored
youscissored
he/she/itscissored
wescissored
you (pl.)scissored
theyscissored

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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