to speak along — English conjugation

Frequency#19083Irregular

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
Ispeak along
youspeak along
he/she/itspeaks along
wespeak along
you (pl.)speak along
theyspeak along

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
Ispoke along
youspoke along
he/she/itspoke along
wespoke along
you (pl.)spoke along
theyspoke along

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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