to scritch — English conjugation

Frequency#18808Regular

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
Iscritch
youscritch
he/she/itscritches
wescritch
you (pl.)scritch
theyscritch

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
Iscritched
youscritched
he/she/itscritched
wescritched
you (pl.)scritched
theyscritched

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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