to yellow — English conjugation

Frequency#15320Regular

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
Iyellow
youyellow
he/she/ityellows
weyellow
you (pl.)yellow
theyyellow

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
Iyellowed
youyellowed
he/she/ityellowed
weyellowed
you (pl.)yellowed
theyyellowed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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