to crush — English conjugation

Frequency#596Regular

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
Icrush
youcrush
he/she/itcrushes
wecrush
you (pl.)crush
theycrush

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
Icrushed
youcrushed
he/she/itcrushed
wecrushed
you (pl.)crushed
theycrushed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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