to tame — English conjugation

Frequency#14087Regular

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
Itame
youtame
he/she/ittames
wetame
you (pl.)tame
theytame

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
Itamed
youtamed
he/she/ittamed
wetamed
you (pl.)tamed
theytamed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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