to give along — English conjugation

Frequency#17220Irregular

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
Igive along
yougive along
he/she/itgives along
wegive along
you (pl.)give along
theygive along

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
Igave along
yougave along
he/she/itgave along
wegave along
you (pl.)gave along
theygave along

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 giving along
youare giving along
he/she/itis giving along
weare giving along
you (pl.)are giving along
theyare giving along

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 giving along
youwere giving along
he/she/itwas giving along
wewere giving along
you (pl.)were giving along
theywere giving along

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 given along
youhave given along
he/she/ithas given along
wehave given along
you (pl.)have given along
theyhave given along

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 given along
youhad given along
he/she/ithad given along
wehad given along
you (pl.)had given along
theyhad given along

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 give along
youwill give along
he/she/itwill give along
wewill give along
you (pl.)will give along
theywill give along

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 giving along
youwill be giving along
he/she/itwill be giving along
wewill be giving along
you (pl.)will be giving along
theywill be giving along

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 given along
youwill have given along
he/she/itwill have given along
wewill have given along
you (pl.)will have given along
theywill have given along

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 give along
youwould give along
he/she/itwould give along
wewould give along
you (pl.)would give along
theywould give along