to taboo — English conjugation

Frequency#14051Regular

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
Itaboo
youtaboo
he/she/ittaboos
wetaboo
you (pl.)taboo
theytaboo

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
Itabooed
youtabooed
he/she/ittabooed
wetabooed
you (pl.)tabooed
theytabooed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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