to blush — English conjugation

Frequency#1312Regular

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
Iblush
youblush
he/she/itblushes
weblush
you (pl.)blush
theyblush

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
Iblushed
youblushed
he/she/itblushed
weblushed
you (pl.)blushed
theyblushed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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