to smug — English conjugation

Frequency#13204Regular

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
Ismug
yousmug
he/she/itsmugs
wesmug
you (pl.)smug
theysmug

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
Ismugged
yousmugged
he/she/itsmugged
wesmugged
you (pl.)smugged
theysmugged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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