Conjugation of the verb speak in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb speak in English.
Conjugation of the verb speak in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I speak
- you speak
- he|she|it speaks
- we speak
- you speak
- they speak
Present Continuous
- I am speaking
- you are speaking
- he|she|it is speaking
- we are speaking
- you are speaking
- they are speaking
Present Perfect
- I have spoken
- you have spoken
- he|she|it has spoken
- we have spoken
- you have spoken
- they have spoken
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been speaking
- you have been speaking
- he|she|it has been speaking
- we have been speaking
- you have been speaking
- they have been speaking
How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.
Conjugation of the verb speak in the past tenses
Simple past
- I spoke
- you spoke
- he|she|it spoke
- we spoke
- you spoke
- they spoke
Past continuous
- I was speaking
- you were speaking
- he|she|it was speaking
- we were speaking
- you were speaking
- they were speaking
Past perfect
- I had spoken
- you had spoken
- he|she|it had spoken
- we had spoken
- you had spoken
- they had spoken
Past perfect continuous
- I had been speaking
- you had been speaking
- he|she|it had been speaking
- we had been speaking
- you had been speaking
- they had been speaking
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.
Conjugation of the verb speak in the futur tenses
Future
- I will speak
- you will speak
- he|she|it will speak
- we will speak
- you will speak
- they will speak
Future continuous
- I will be speaking
- you will be speaking
- he|she|it will be speaking
- we will be speaking
- you will be speaking
- they will be speaking
Future perfect
- I will have spoken
- you will have spoken
- he|she|it will have spoken
- we will have spoken
- you will have spoken
- they will have spoken
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been speaking
- you will have been speaking
- he|she|it will have been speaking
- we will have been speaking
- you will have been speaking
- they will have been speaking
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.
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