to abuse — English conjugation

Frequency#931Regular

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
Iabuse
youabuse
he/she/itabuses
weabuse
you (pl.)abuse
theyabuse

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
Iabused
youabused
he/she/itabused
weabused
you (pl.)abused
theyabused

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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