to creak — English conjugation

Frequency#2132Regular

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
Icreak
youcreak
he/she/itcreaks
wecreak
you (pl.)creak
theycreak

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
Icreaked
youcreaked
he/she/itcreaked
wecreaked
you (pl.)creaked
theycreaked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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