to convulse — English conjugation

Frequency#2274Regular

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
Iconvulse
youconvulse
he/she/itconvulses
weconvulse
you (pl.)convulse
theyconvulse

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
Iconvulsed
youconvulsed
he/she/itconvulsed
weconvulsed
you (pl.)convulsed
theyconvulsed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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