to get along — English conjugation

Frequency#17141Irregular

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
Iget along
youget along
he/she/itgets along
weget along
you (pl.)get along
theyget along

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
Igot along
yougot along
he/she/itgot along
wegot along
you (pl.)got along
theygot along

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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