to sense — English conjugation

Frequency#944Regular

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
Isense
yousense
he/she/itsenses
wesense
you (pl.)sense
theysense

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
Isensed
yousensed
he/she/itsensed
wesensed
you (pl.)sensed
theysensed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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