to hang up — English conjugation

Frequency#17397Irregular

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
Ihang up
youhang up
he/she/ithangs up
wehang up
you (pl.)hang up
theyhang 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
Ihung up
youhung up
he/she/ithung up
wehung up
you (pl.)hung up
theyhung 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 hanging up
youare hanging up
he/she/itis hanging up
weare hanging up
you (pl.)are hanging up
theyare hanging 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 hanging up
youwere hanging up
he/she/itwas hanging up
wewere hanging up
you (pl.)were hanging up
theywere hanging 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 hung up
youhave hung up
he/she/ithas hung up
wehave hung up
you (pl.)have hung up
theyhave hung 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 hung up
youhad hung up
he/she/ithad hung up
wehad hung up
you (pl.)had hung up
theyhad hung 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 hang up
youwill hang up
he/she/itwill hang up
wewill hang up
you (pl.)will hang up
theywill hang 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 hanging up
youwill be hanging up
he/she/itwill be hanging up
wewill be hanging up
you (pl.)will be hanging up
theywill be hanging 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 hung up
youwill have hung up
he/she/itwill have hung up
wewill have hung up
you (pl.)will have hung up
theywill have hung 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 hang up
youwould hang up
he/she/itwould hang up
wewould hang up
you (pl.)would hang up
theywould hang up