to usurp — English conjugation

Frequency#1966Regular

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
Iusurp
youusurp
he/she/itusurps
weusurp
you (pl.)usurp
theyusurp

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
Iusurped
youusurped
he/she/itusurped
weusurped
you (pl.)usurped
theyusurped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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