to get lost — English conjugation

Frequency#17172Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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