to get scared — English conjugation

Frequency#17186Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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