to snift — English conjugation

Frequency#19049Regular

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
Isnift
yousnift
he/she/itsnifts
wesnift
you (pl.)snift
theysnift

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
Isnifted
yousnifted
he/she/itsnifted
wesnifted
you (pl.)snifted
theysnifted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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