to underwrite — English conjugation

Frequency#14720Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Iunderwrite
youunderwrite
he/she/itunderwrites
weunderwrite
you (pl.)underwrite
theyunderwrite

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Iunderwrote
youunderwrote
he/she/itunderwrote
weunderwrote
you (pl.)underwrote
theyunderwrote

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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