to suspect — English conjugation

Frequency#827Regular

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
Isuspect
yoususpect
he/she/itsuspects
wesuspect
you (pl.)suspect
theysuspect

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
Isuspected
yoususpected
he/she/itsuspected
wesuspected
you (pl.)suspected
theysuspected

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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