to swoon — English conjugation

Frequency#14038Regular

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
Iswoon
youswoon
he/she/itswoons
weswoon
you (pl.)swoon
theyswoon

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
Iswooned
youswooned
he/she/itswooned
weswooned
you (pl.)swooned
theyswooned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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