to shatter — English conjugation

Frequency#905Regular

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
Ishatter
youshatter
he/she/itshatters
weshatter
you (pl.)shatter
theyshatter

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
Ishattered
youshattered
he/she/itshattered
weshattered
you (pl.)shattered
theyshattered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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