to tamper — English conjugation

Frequency#2404Regular

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
Itamper
youtamper
he/she/ittampers
wetamper
you (pl.)tamper
theytamper

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
Itampered
youtampered
he/she/ittampered
wetampered
you (pl.)tampered
theytampered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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