to wilt — English conjugation

Frequency#2206Regular

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
Iwilt
youwilt
he/she/itwilts
wewilt
you (pl.)wilt
theywilt

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
Iwilted
youwilted
he/she/itwilted
wewilted
you (pl.)wilted
theywilted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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