to gasp — English conjugation

Frequency#2316Regular

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
Igasp
yougasp
he/she/itgasps
wegasp
you (pl.)gasp
theygasp

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
Igasped
yougasped
he/she/itgasped
wegasped
you (pl.)gasped
theygasped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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