to turn on — English conjugation

Frequency#19588Regular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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