to simplify — English conjugation

Frequency#1128Regular

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
Isimplify
yousimplify
he/she/itsimplifies
wesimplify
you (pl.)simplify
theysimplify

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
Isimplified
yousimplified
he/she/itsimplified
wesimplified
you (pl.)simplified
theysimplified

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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