to forspeak — English conjugation

Frequency#17092Irregular

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
Iforspeak
youforspeak
he/she/itforspeaks
weforspeak
you (pl.)forspeak
theyforspeak

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
Iforspoke
youforspoke
he/she/itforspoke
weforspoke
you (pl.)forspoke
theyforspoke

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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