to throw away — English conjugation

Frequency#19464Irregular

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
Ithrow away
youthrow away
he/she/itthrows away
wethrow away
you (pl.)throw away
theythrow away

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
Ithrew away
youthrew away
he/she/itthrew away
wethrew away
you (pl.)threw away
theythrew away

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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