to summon — English conjugation

Frequency#882Regular

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
Isummon
yousummon
he/she/itsummons
wesummon
you (pl.)summon
theysummon

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
Isummoned
yousummoned
he/she/itsummoned
wesummoned
you (pl.)summoned
theysummoned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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