to section — English conjugation

Frequency#1454Regular

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
Isection
yousection
he/she/itsections
wesection
you (pl.)section
theysection

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
Isectioned
yousectioned
he/she/itsectioned
wesectioned
you (pl.)sectioned
theysectioned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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