to look around — English conjugation

Frequency#17840Irregular

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
Ilook around
youlook around
he/she/itlooks around
welook around
you (pl.)look around
theylook around

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
Ilooked around
youlooked around
he/she/itlooked around
welooked around
you (pl.)looked around
theylooked around

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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