to splay — English conjugation

Frequency#13390Regular

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
Isplay
yousplay
he/she/itsplays
wesplay
you (pl.)splay
theysplay

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
Isplayed
yousplayed
he/she/itsplayed
wesplayed
you (pl.)splayed
theysplayed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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