to shock — English conjugation

Frequency#529Regular

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
Ishock
youshock
he/she/itshocks
weshock
you (pl.)shock
theyshock

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
Ishocked
youshocked
he/she/itshocked
weshocked
you (pl.)shocked
theyshocked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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