to waver — English conjugation

Frequency#1851Regular

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
Iwaver
youwaver
he/she/itwavers
wewaver
you (pl.)waver
theywaver

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
Iwavered
youwavered
he/she/itwavered
wewavered
you (pl.)wavered
theywavered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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