to turn off — English conjugation

Frequency#19582Regular

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
Iturn off
youturn off
he/she/itturns off
weturn off
you (pl.)turn off
theyturn off

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
Iturned off
youturned off
he/she/itturned off
weturned off
you (pl.)turned off
theyturned off

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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