to skill — English conjugation

Frequency#254Regular

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
Iskill
youskill
he/she/itskills
weskill
you (pl.)skill
theyskill

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
Iskilled
youskilled
he/she/itskilled
weskilled
you (pl.)skilled
theyskilled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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