to table — English conjugation

Frequency#1209Regular

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
Itable
youtable
he/she/ittables
wetable
you (pl.)table
theytable

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
Itabled
youtabled
he/she/ittabled
wetabled
you (pl.)tabled
theytabled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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