to get up — English conjugation

Frequency#17200Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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