to burn out — English conjugation

Frequency#16044Irregular

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
Iburn out
youburn out
he/she/itburns out
weburn out
you (pl.)burn out
theyburn out

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
Iburned out
youburned out
he/she/itburned out
weburned out
you (pl.)burned out
theyburned out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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