to teeter — English conjugation

Frequency#14157Regular

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
Iteeter
youteeter
he/she/itteeters
weteeter
you (pl.)teeter
theyteeter

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
Iteetered
youteetered
he/she/itteetered
weteetered
you (pl.)teetered
theyteetered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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