to spread out — English conjugation

Frequency#19106Irregular

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
Ispread out
youspread out
he/she/itspreads out
wespread out
you (pl.)spread out
theyspread out

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
Ispread out
youspread out
he/she/itspread out
wespread out
you (pl.)spread out
theyspread out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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