to visit — English conjugation

Frequency#227Regular

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
Ivisit
youvisit
he/she/itvisits
wevisit
you (pl.)visit
theyvisit

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
Ivisited
youvisited
he/she/itvisited
wevisited
you (pl.)visited
theyvisited

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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