to spurn — English conjugation

Frequency#13447Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

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
Ispurn
youspurn
he/she/itspurns
wespurn
you (pl.)spurn
theyspurn

Past (Simple Past) Regular

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
Ispurned
youspurned
he/she/itspurned
wespurned
you (pl.)spurned
theyspurned

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

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