to scrutinize — English conjugation

Frequency#2522Regular

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
Iscrutinize
youscrutinize
he/she/itscrutinizes
wescrutinize
you (pl.)scrutinize
theyscrutinize

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
Iscrutinized
youscrutinized
he/she/itscrutinized
wescrutinized
you (pl.)scrutinized
theyscrutinized

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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