to suppose — English conjugation

Frequency#686Regular

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
Isuppose
yousuppose
he/she/itsupposes
wesuppose
you (pl.)suppose
theysuppose

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
Isupposed
yousupposed
he/she/itsupposed
wesupposed
you (pl.)supposed
theysupposed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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