to get away — English conjugation

Frequency#17148Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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