to wander — English conjugation

Frequency#14977Regular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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