to shower — English conjugation

Frequency#12966Regular

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
Ishower
youshower
he/she/itshowers
weshower
you (pl.)shower
theyshower

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
Ishowered
youshowered
he/she/itshowered
weshowered
you (pl.)showered
theyshowered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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