to fork out — English conjugation

Frequency#17086Regular

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
Ifork out
youfork out
he/she/itforks out
wefork out
you (pl.)fork out
theyfork out

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
Iforked out
youforked out
he/she/itforked out
weforked out
you (pl.)forked out
theyforked out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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