to scare — English conjugation

Frequency#1282Regular

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
Iscare
youscare
he/she/itscares
wescare
you (pl.)scare
theyscare

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
Iscared
youscared
he/she/itscared
wescared
you (pl.)scared
theyscared

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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