to stutter — English conjugation

Frequency#1961Regular

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
Istutter
youstutter
he/she/itstutters
westutter
you (pl.)stutter
theystutter

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
Istuttered
youstuttered
he/she/itstuttered
westuttered
you (pl.)stuttered
theystuttered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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