to snack — English conjugation

Frequency#334Regular

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
Isnack
yousnack
he/she/itsnacks
wesnack
you (pl.)snack
theysnack

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
Isnacked
yousnacked
he/she/itsnacked
wesnacked
you (pl.)snacked
theysnacked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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