to retake — English conjugation

Frequency#2656Irregular

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
Iretake
youretake
he/she/itretakes
weretake
you (pl.)retake
theyretake

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
Iretook
youretook
he/she/itretook
weretook
you (pl.)retook
theyretook

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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