to explode — English conjugation

Frequency#832Regular

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
Iexplode
youexplode
he/she/itexplodes
weexplode
you (pl.)explode
theyexplode

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
Iexploded
youexploded
he/she/itexploded
weexploded
you (pl.)exploded
theyexploded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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