to gape — English conjugation

Frequency#7883Regular

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
Igape
yougape
he/she/itgapes
wegape
you (pl.)gape
theygape

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
Igaped
yougaped
he/she/itgaped
wegaped
you (pl.)gaped
theygaped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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