to tear apart — English conjugation

Frequency#19425Irregular

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
Itear apart
youtear apart
he/she/ittears apart
wetear apart
you (pl.)tear apart
theytear apart

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
Itore apart
youtore apart
he/she/ittore apart
wetore apart
you (pl.)tore apart
theytore apart

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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