to shove — English conjugation

Frequency#12938Regular

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
Ishove
youshove
he/she/itshoves
weshove
you (pl.)shove
theyshove

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
Ishoved
youshoved
he/she/itshoved
weshoved
you (pl.)shoved
theyshoved

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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