to blow up — English conjugation

Frequency#15917Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Iblow up
youblow up
he/she/itblows up
weblow up
you (pl.)blow up
theyblow up

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Iblew up
youblew up
he/she/itblew up
weblew up
you (pl.)blew up
theyblew up

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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