to slander — English conjugation

Frequency#13112Regular

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
Islander
youslander
he/she/itslanders
weslander
you (pl.)slander
theyslander

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
Islandered
youslandered
he/she/itslandered
weslandered
you (pl.)slandered
theyslandered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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