to signpost — English conjugation

Frequency#2389Regular

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
Isignpost
yousignpost
he/she/itsignposts
wesignpost
you (pl.)signpost
theysignpost

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
Isignposted
yousignposted
he/she/itsignposted
wesignposted
you (pl.)signposted
theysignposted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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