to sneak in — English conjugation

Frequency#19046Regular

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
Isneak in
yousneak in
he/she/itsneaks in
wesneak in
you (pl.)sneak in
theysneak in

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
Isneaked in
yousneaked in
he/she/itsneaked in
wesneaked in
you (pl.)sneaked in
theysneaked in

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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