to suck — English conjugation

Frequency#1385Regular

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
Isuck
yousuck
he/she/itsucks
wesuck
you (pl.)suck
theysuck

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
Isucked
yousucked
he/she/itsucked
wesucked
you (pl.)sucked
theysucked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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