to swelter — English conjugation

Frequency#14013Regular

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
Iswelter
youswelter
he/she/itswelters
weswelter
you (pl.)swelter
theyswelter

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
Isweltered
yousweltered
he/she/itsweltered
wesweltered
you (pl.)sweltered
theysweltered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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