to whisper — English conjugation

Frequency#1011Regular

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
Iwhisper
youwhisper
he/she/itwhispers
wewhisper
you (pl.)whisper
theywhisper

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
Iwhispered
youwhispered
he/she/itwhispered
wewhispered
you (pl.)whispered
theywhispered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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