to look away — English conjugation

Frequency#17854Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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