to soothe — English conjugation

Frequency#858Regular

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
Isoothe
yousoothe
he/she/itsoothes
wesoothe
you (pl.)soothe
theysoothe

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
Isoothed
yousoothed
he/she/itsoothed
wesoothed
you (pl.)soothed
theysoothed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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