to simmer — English conjugation

Frequency#2042Regular

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
Isimmer
yousimmer
he/she/itsimmers
wesimmer
you (pl.)simmer
theysimmer

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
Isimmered
yousimmered
he/she/itsimmered
wesimmered
you (pl.)simmered
theysimmered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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