to shunt — English conjugation

Frequency#12982Regular

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
Ishunt
youshunt
he/she/itshunts
weshunt
you (pl.)shunt
theyshunt

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
Ishunted
youshunted
he/she/itshunted
weshunted
you (pl.)shunted
theyshunted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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