to throw down — English conjugation

Frequency#19471Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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