to weed — English conjugation

Frequency#717Regular

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
Iweed
youweed
he/she/itweeds
weweed
you (pl.)weed
theyweed

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
Iweeded
youweeded
he/she/itweeded
weweeded
you (pl.)weeded
theyweeded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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