to vamp — English conjugation

Frequency#14849Regular

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
Ivamp
youvamp
he/she/itvamps
wevamp
you (pl.)vamp
theyvamp

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
Ivamped
youvamped
he/she/itvamped
wevamped
you (pl.)vamped
theyvamped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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