to rush — English conjugation

Frequency#867Regular

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
Irush
yourush
he/she/itrushes
werush
you (pl.)rush
theyrush

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
Irushed
yourushed
he/she/itrushed
werushed
you (pl.)rushed
theyrushed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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