to tease — English conjugation

Frequency#1132Regular

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
Itease
youtease
he/she/itteases
wetease
you (pl.)tease
theytease

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
Iteased
youteased
he/she/itteased
weteased
you (pl.)teased
theyteased

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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