to take over — English conjugation

Frequency#19392Irregular

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
Itake over
youtake over
he/she/ittakes over
wetake over
you (pl.)take over
theytake over

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
Itook over
youtook over
he/she/ittook over
wetook over
you (pl.)took over
theytook over

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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