to gush — English conjugation

Frequency#2466Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

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
Igush
yougush
he/she/itgushes
wegush
you (pl.)gush
theygush

Past (Simple Past) Regular

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
Igushed
yougushed
he/she/itgushed
wegushed
you (pl.)gushed
theygushed

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

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