to scream — English conjugation

Frequency#1283Regular

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
Iscream
youscream
he/she/itscreams
wescream
you (pl.)scream
theyscream

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
Iscreamed
youscreamed
he/she/itscreamed
wescreamed
you (pl.)screamed
theyscreamed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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