to spoon-feed — English conjugation

Frequency#13414Irregular

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
Ispoon-feed
youspoon-feed
he/she/itspoon-feeds
wespoon-feed
you (pl.)spoon-feed
theyspoon-feed

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
Ispoon-fed
youspoon-fed
he/she/itspoon-fed
wespoon-fed
you (pl.)spoon-fed
theyspoon-fed

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 spoon-feeding
youare spoon-feeding
he/she/itis spoon-feeding
weare spoon-feeding
you (pl.)are spoon-feeding
theyare spoon-feeding

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 spoon-feeding
youwere spoon-feeding
he/she/itwas spoon-feeding
wewere spoon-feeding
you (pl.)were spoon-feeding
theywere spoon-feeding

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 spoon-fed
youhave spoon-fed
he/she/ithas spoon-fed
wehave spoon-fed
you (pl.)have spoon-fed
theyhave spoon-fed

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 spoon-fed
youhad spoon-fed
he/she/ithad spoon-fed
wehad spoon-fed
you (pl.)had spoon-fed
theyhad spoon-fed

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 spoon-feed
youwill spoon-feed
he/she/itwill spoon-feed
wewill spoon-feed
you (pl.)will spoon-feed
theywill spoon-feed

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 spoon-feeding
youwill be spoon-feeding
he/she/itwill be spoon-feeding
wewill be spoon-feeding
you (pl.)will be spoon-feeding
theywill be spoon-feeding

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 spoon-fed
youwill have spoon-fed
he/she/itwill have spoon-fed
wewill have spoon-fed
you (pl.)will have spoon-fed
theywill have spoon-fed

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 spoon-feed
youwould spoon-feed
he/she/itwould spoon-feed
wewould spoon-feed
you (pl.)would spoon-feed
theywould spoon-feed