to clear away — English conjugation

Frequency#16224Regular

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
Iclear away
youclear away
he/she/itclears away
weclear away
you (pl.)clear away
theyclear away

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
Icleared away
youcleared away
he/she/itcleared away
wecleared away
you (pl.)cleared away
theycleared away

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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