to find out — English conjugation

Frequency#16993Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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
Ifind out
youfind out
he/she/itfinds out
wefind out
you (pl.)find out
theyfind out

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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
Ifound out
youfound out
he/she/itfound out
wefound out
you (pl.)found out
theyfound out

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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