to wrong-foot — English conjugation

Frequency#15311Regular

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
Iwrong-foot
youwrong-foot
he/she/itwrong-foots
wewrong-foot
you (pl.)wrong-foot
theywrong-foot

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
Iwrong-footed
youwrong-footed
he/she/itwrong-footed
wewrong-footed
you (pl.)wrong-footed
theywrong-footed

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 wrong-footing
youare wrong-footing
he/she/itis wrong-footing
weare wrong-footing
you (pl.)are wrong-footing
theyare wrong-footing

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 wrong-footing
youwere wrong-footing
he/she/itwas wrong-footing
wewere wrong-footing
you (pl.)were wrong-footing
theywere wrong-footing

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 wrong-footed
youhave wrong-footed
he/she/ithas wrong-footed
wehave wrong-footed
you (pl.)have wrong-footed
theyhave wrong-footed

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 wrong-footed
youhad wrong-footed
he/she/ithad wrong-footed
wehad wrong-footed
you (pl.)had wrong-footed
theyhad wrong-footed

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 wrong-foot
youwill wrong-foot
he/she/itwill wrong-foot
wewill wrong-foot
you (pl.)will wrong-foot
theywill wrong-foot

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 wrong-footing
youwill be wrong-footing
he/she/itwill be wrong-footing
wewill be wrong-footing
you (pl.)will be wrong-footing
theywill be wrong-footing

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 wrong-footed
youwill have wrong-footed
he/she/itwill have wrong-footed
wewill have wrong-footed
you (pl.)will have wrong-footed
theywill have wrong-footed

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 wrong-foot
youwould wrong-foot
he/she/itwould wrong-foot
wewould wrong-foot
you (pl.)would wrong-foot
theywould wrong-foot