to stuff — English conjugation

Frequency#1129Regular

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
Istuff
youstuff
he/she/itstuffs
westuff
you (pl.)stuff
theystuff

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
Istuffed
youstuffed
he/she/itstuffed
westuffed
you (pl.)stuffed
theystuffed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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