to unfold — English conjugation

Frequency#960Regular

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
Iunfold
youunfold
he/she/itunfolds
weunfold
you (pl.)unfold
theyunfold

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
Iunfolded
youunfolded
he/she/itunfolded
weunfolded
you (pl.)unfolded
theyunfolded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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