to get rid of — English conjugation

Frequency#17184Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	get rid of
you	get rid of
he/she/it	gets rid of
we	get rid of
you (pl.)	get rid of
they	get rid of

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.

Pronoun	English
I	got rid of
you	got rid of
he/she/it	got rid of
we	got rid of
you (pl.)	got rid of
they	got rid of

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.

Pronoun	English
I	am getting rid of
you	are getting rid of
he/she/it	is getting rid of
we	are getting rid of
you (pl.)	are getting rid of
they	are getting rid of

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.

Pronoun	English
I	was getting rid of
you	were getting rid of
he/she/it	was getting rid of
we	were getting rid of
you (pl.)	were getting rid of
they	were getting rid of

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.

Pronoun	English
I	have gotten rid of
you	have gotten rid of
he/she/it	has gotten rid of
we	have gotten rid of
you (pl.)	have gotten rid of
they	have gotten rid of

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.

Pronoun	English
I	had gotten rid of
you	had gotten rid of
he/she/it	had gotten rid of
we	had gotten rid of
you (pl.)	had gotten rid of
they	had gotten rid of

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will get rid of
you	will get rid of
he/she/it	will get rid of
we	will get rid of
you (pl.)	will get rid of
they	will get rid of

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will be getting rid of
you	will be getting rid of
he/she/it	will be getting rid of
we	will be getting rid of
you (pl.)	will be getting rid of
they	will be getting rid of

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will have gotten rid of
you	will have gotten rid of
he/she/it	will have gotten rid of
we	will have gotten rid of
you (pl.)	will have gotten rid of
they	will have gotten rid of

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.

Pronoun	English
I	would get rid of
you	would get rid of
he/she/it	would get rid of
we	would get rid of
you (pl.)	would get rid of
they	would get rid of