to smarten — English conjugation

Frequency#13154Regular

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
Ismarten
yousmarten
he/she/itsmartens
wesmarten
you (pl.)smarten
theysmarten

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
Ismartened
yousmartened
he/she/itsmartened
wesmartened
you (pl.)smartened
theysmartened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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