to set aside — English conjugation

Frequency#18886Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Iset aside
youset aside
he/she/itsets aside
weset aside
you (pl.)set aside
theyset aside

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Iset aside
youset aside
he/she/itset aside
weset aside
you (pl.)set aside
theyset aside

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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