to twist — English conjugation

Frequency#578Regular

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
Itwist
youtwist
he/she/ittwists
wetwist
you (pl.)twist
theytwist

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
Itwisted
youtwisted
he/she/ittwisted
wetwisted
you (pl.)twisted
theytwisted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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