to sneer — English conjugation

Frequency#2526Regular

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
Isneer
yousneer
he/she/itsneers
wesneer
you (pl.)sneer
theysneer

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
Isneered
yousneered
he/she/itsneered
wesneered
you (pl.)sneered
theysneered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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