to substantivize — English conjugation

Frequency#2104Regular

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
Isubstantivize
yousubstantivize
he/she/itsubstantivizes
wesubstantivize
you (pl.)substantivize
theysubstantivize

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
Isubstantivized
yousubstantivized
he/she/itsubstantivized
wesubstantivized
you (pl.)substantivized
theysubstantivized

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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