to thwart — English conjugation

Frequency#1884Regular

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
Ithwart
youthwart
he/she/itthwarts
wethwart
you (pl.)thwart
theythwart

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
Ithwarted
youthwarted
he/she/itthwarted
wethwarted
you (pl.)thwarted
theythwarted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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