to stir — English conjugation

Frequency#13600Regular

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
Istir
youstir
he/she/itstirs
westir
you (pl.)stir
theystir

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
Istirred
youstirred
he/she/itstirred
westirred
you (pl.)stirred
theystirred

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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