to sun — English conjugation

Frequency#13840Regular

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
Isun
yousun
he/she/itsuns
wesun
you (pl.)sun
theysun

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
Isunned
yousunned
he/she/itsunned
wesunned
you (pl.)sunned
theysunned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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