to tender — English conjugation

Frequency#14178Regular

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
Itender
youtender
he/she/ittenders
wetender
you (pl.)tender
theytender

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
Itendered
youtendered
he/she/ittendered
wetendered
you (pl.)tendered
theytendered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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