to write to — English conjugation

Frequency#19842Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	write to
you	write to
he/she/it	writes to
we	write to
you (pl.)	write to
they	write to

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	wrote to
you	wrote to
he/she/it	wrote to
we	wrote to
you (pl.)	wrote to
they	wrote to

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	am writing to
you	are writing to
he/she/it	is writing to
we	are writing to
you (pl.)	are writing to
they	are writing to

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	was writing to
you	were writing to
he/she/it	was writing to
we	were writing to
you (pl.)	were writing to
they	were writing to

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	have written to
you	have written to
he/she/it	has written to
we	have written to
you (pl.)	have written to
they	have written to

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	had written to
you	had written to
he/she/it	had written to
we	had written to
you (pl.)	had written to
they	had written to

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will write to
you	will write to
he/she/it	will write to
we	will write to
you (pl.)	will write to
they	will write to

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will be writing to
you	will be writing to
he/she/it	will be writing to
we	will be writing to
you (pl.)	will be writing to
they	will be writing to

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will have written to
you	will have written to
he/she/it	will have written to
we	will have written to
you (pl.)	will have written to
they	will have written to

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	would write to
you	would write to
he/she/it	would write to
we	would write to
you (pl.)	would write to
they	would write to