to dry up — English conjugation

Frequency#16717Regular

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
Idry up
youdry up
he/she/itdries up
wedry up
you (pl.)dry up
theydry up

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
Idried up
youdried up
he/she/itdried up
wedried up
you (pl.)dried up
theydried up

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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