Conjugation

Trickle in

arriver au compte-gouttes

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like like, love, use, tone down, top-rope, tumble out

  • Phrasal verb: in

    Only trickle changes; in stays the same: trickled in, trickled in.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't trickle in, he doesn't trickle in.

    1. I / you / we / they trickle in
    2. he / she / it trickles in

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am trickling in
    2. you / we / they are trickling in
    3. he / she / it is trickling in

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't trickle in.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they trickled in

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to trickle in
    2. you / we / they are going to trickle in
    3. he / she / it is going to trickle in

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't trickle in.

    1. (you) trickle in
    2. let's trickle in
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have trickled in
    2. he / she / it has trickled in

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was trickling in
    2. you / we / they were trickling in

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will trickle in
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been trickling in
    2. he / she / it has been trickling in

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had trickled in

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be trickling in

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would trickle in

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have trickled in
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been trickling in

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have trickled in

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been trickling in

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be trickling in

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been trickling in