to leap over — English conjugation

Frequency#17731Irregular

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
Ileap over
youleap over
he/she/itleaps over
weleap over
you (pl.)leap over
theyleap over

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
Ileaped over
youleaped over
he/she/itleaped over
weleaped over
you (pl.)leaped over
theyleaped over

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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