to hurt — English conjugation

Frequency#406Irregular

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
Ihurt
youhurt
he/she/ithurts
wehurt
you (pl.)hurt
theyhurt

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
Ihurt
youhurt
he/she/ithurt
wehurt
you (pl.)hurt
theyhurt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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