to thicken — English conjugation

Frequency#1846Regular

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
Ithicken
youthicken
he/she/itthickens
wethicken
you (pl.)thicken
theythicken

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
Ithickened
youthickened
he/she/itthickened
wethickened
you (pl.)thickened
theythickened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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