to wrest — English conjugation

Frequency#15283Regular

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
Iwrest
youwrest
he/she/itwrests
wewrest
you (pl.)wrest
theywrest

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
Iwrested
youwrested
he/she/itwrested
wewrested
you (pl.)wrested
theywrested

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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