to torture — English conjugation

Frequency#1051Regular

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
Itorture
youtorture
he/she/ittortures
wetorture
you (pl.)torture
theytorture

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
Itortured
youtortured
he/she/ittortured
wetortured
you (pl.)tortured
theytortured

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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