to wander around — English conjugation

Frequency#19738Regular

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
Iwander around
youwander around
he/she/itwanders around
wewander around
you (pl.)wander around
theywander around

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
Iwandered around
youwandered around
he/she/itwandered around
wewandered around
you (pl.)wandered around
theywandered around

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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