to rasp — English conjugation

Frequency#11371Regular

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
Irasp
yourasp
he/she/itrasps
werasp
you (pl.)rasp
theyrasp

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
Irasped
yourasped
he/she/itrasped
werasped
you (pl.)rasped
theyrasped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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