to lirk — English conjugation

Frequency#17801Regular

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
Ilirk
youlirk
he/she/itlirks
welirk
you (pl.)lirk
theylirk

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
Ilirked
youlirked
he/she/itlirked
welirked
you (pl.)lirked
theylirked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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