to stack — English conjugation

Frequency#2047Regular

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
Istack
youstack
he/she/itstacks
westack
you (pl.)stack
theystack

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
Istacked
youstacked
he/she/itstacked
westacked
you (pl.)stacked
theystacked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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