to utter — English conjugation

Frequency#1684Regular

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
Iutter
youutter
he/she/itutters
weutter
you (pl.)utter
theyutter

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
Iuttered
youuttered
he/she/ituttered
weuttered
you (pl.)uttered
theyuttered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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