to tension — English conjugation

Frequency#2688Regular

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
Itension
youtension
he/she/ittensions
wetension
you (pl.)tension
theytension

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
Itensioned
youtensioned
he/she/ittensioned
wetensioned
you (pl.)tensioned
theytensioned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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