to stanch — English conjugation

Frequency#13492Regular

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
Istanch
youstanch
he/she/itstanches
westanch
you (pl.)stanch
theystanch

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
Istanched
youstanched
he/she/itstanched
westanched
you (pl.)stanched
theystanched

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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