to flake off — English conjugation

Frequency#2707Regular

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
Iflake off
youflake off
he/she/itflakes off
weflake off
you (pl.)flake off
theyflake off

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
Iflaked off
youflaked off
he/she/itflaked off
weflaked off
you (pl.)flaked off
theyflaked off

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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