to swell — English conjugation

Frequency#959Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Iswell
youswell
he/she/itswells
weswell
you (pl.)swell
theyswell

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Iswelled
youswelled
he/she/itswelled
weswelled
you (pl.)swelled
theyswelled

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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