to unanchor — English conjugation

Frequency#14655Regular

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
Iunanchor
youunanchor
he/she/itunanchors
weunanchor
you (pl.)unanchor
theyunanchor

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
Iunanchored
youunanchored
he/she/itunanchored
weunanchored
you (pl.)unanchored
theyunanchored

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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