to trust — English conjugation

Frequency#479Regular

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
Itrust
youtrust
he/she/ittrusts
wetrust
you (pl.)trust
theytrust

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
Itrusted
youtrusted
he/she/ittrusted
wetrusted
you (pl.)trusted
theytrusted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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