to waive — English conjugation

Frequency#14951Regular

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
Iwaive
youwaive
he/she/itwaives
wewaive
you (pl.)waive
theywaive

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
Iwaived
youwaived
he/she/itwaived
wewaived
you (pl.)waived
theywaived

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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