to shiver — English conjugation

Frequency#1296Regular

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
Ishiver
youshiver
he/she/itshivers
weshiver
you (pl.)shiver
theyshiver

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
Ishivered
youshivered
he/she/itshivered
weshivered
you (pl.)shivered
theyshivered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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