to irritate — English conjugation

Frequency#701Regular

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
Iirritate
youirritate
he/she/itirritates
weirritate
you (pl.)irritate
theyirritate

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
Iirritated
youirritated
he/she/itirritated
weirritated
you (pl.)irritated
theyirritated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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