to spread — English conjugation

Frequency#13425Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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