to shrive — English conjugation

Frequency#12976Regular

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
Ishrive
youshrive
he/she/itshrives
weshrive
you (pl.)shrive
theyshrive

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
Ishrived
youshrived
he/she/itshrived
weshrived
you (pl.)shrived
theyshrived

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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