to sketch — English conjugation

Frequency#13087Regular

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
Isketch
yousketch
he/she/itsketches
wesketch
you (pl.)sketch
theysketch

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
Isketched
yousketched
he/she/itsketched
wesketched
you (pl.)sketched
theysketched

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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