to scrub — English conjugation

Frequency#1676Regular

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
Iscrub
youscrub
he/she/itscrubs
wescrub
you (pl.)scrub
theyscrub

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
Iscrubbed
youscrubbed
he/she/itscrubbed
wescrubbed
you (pl.)scrubbed
theyscrubbed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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