to wonder — English conjugation

Frequency#705Regular

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
Iwonder
youwonder
he/she/itwonders
wewonder
you (pl.)wonder
theywonder

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
Iwondered
youwondered
he/she/itwondered
wewondered
you (pl.)wondered
theywondered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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