to strangle — English conjugation

Frequency#1611Regular

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
Istrangle
youstrangle
he/she/itstrangles
westrangle
you (pl.)strangle
theystrangle

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
Istrangled
youstrangled
he/she/itstrangled
westrangled
you (pl.)strangled
theystrangled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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