to spice — English conjugation

Frequency#868Regular

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
Ispice
youspice
he/she/itspices
wespice
you (pl.)spice
theyspice

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
Ispiced
youspiced
he/she/itspiced
wespiced
you (pl.)spiced
theyspiced

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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