to go down — English conjugation

Frequency#17291Irregular

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
Igo down
yougo down
he/she/itgoes down
wego down
you (pl.)go down
theygo down

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
Iwent down
youwent down
he/she/itwent down
wewent down
you (pl.)went down
theywent down

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 going down
youare going down
he/she/itis going down
weare going down
you (pl.)are going down
theyare going down

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 going down
youwere going down
he/she/itwas going down
wewere going down
you (pl.)were going down
theywere going down

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 gone down
youhave gone down
he/she/ithas gone down
wehave gone down
you (pl.)have gone down
theyhave gone down

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 gone down
youhad gone down
he/she/ithad gone down
wehad gone down
you (pl.)had gone down
theyhad gone down

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 go down
youwill go down
he/she/itwill go down
wewill go down
you (pl.)will go down
theywill go down

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 going down
youwill be going down
he/she/itwill be going down
wewill be going down
you (pl.)will be going down
theywill be going down

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 gone down
youwill have gone down
he/she/itwill have gone down
wewill have gone down
you (pl.)will have gone down
theywill have gone down

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 go down
youwould go down
he/she/itwould go down
wewould go down
you (pl.)would go down
theywould go down