to stand out — English conjugation

Frequency#19132Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Istand out
youstand out
he/she/itstands out
westand out
you (pl.)stand out
theystand out

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Istood out
youstood out
he/she/itstood out
westood out
you (pl.)stood out
theystood out

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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