to taw — English conjugation

Frequency#14115Regular

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
Itaw
youtaw
he/she/ittaws
wetaw
you (pl.)taw
theytaw

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
Itawed
youtawed
he/she/ittawed
wetawed
you (pl.)tawed
theytawed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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