to shoot down — English conjugation

Frequency#18956Irregular

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
Ishoot down
youshoot down
he/she/itshoots down
weshoot down
you (pl.)shoot down
theyshoot down

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
Ishot down
youshot down
he/she/itshot down
weshot down
you (pl.)shot down
theyshot down

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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