to make out — English conjugation

Frequency#17935Irregular

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
Imake out
youmake out
he/she/itmakes out
wemake out
you (pl.)make out
theymake out

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
Imade out
youmade out
he/she/itmade out
wemade out
you (pl.)made out
theymade out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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