to show off — English conjugation

Frequency#18970Irregular

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
Ishow off
youshow off
he/she/itshows off
weshow off
you (pl.)show off
theyshow off

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
Ishowed off
youshowed off
he/she/itshowed off
weshowed off
you (pl.)showed off
theyshowed off

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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