to tickle — English conjugation

Frequency#1848Regular

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
Itickle
youtickle
he/she/ittickles
wetickle
you (pl.)tickle
theytickle

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
Itickled
youtickled
he/she/ittickled
wetickled
you (pl.)tickled
theytickled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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