to gawk — English conjugation

Frequency#7911Regular

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
Igawk
yougawk
he/she/itgawks
wegawk
you (pl.)gawk
theygawk

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
Igawked
yougawked
he/she/itgawked
wegawked
you (pl.)gawked
theygawked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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