to blow — English conjugation

Frequency#3915Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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