to wake up — English conjugation

Frequency#19715Irregular

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
Iwake up
youwake up
he/she/itwakes up
wewake up
you (pl.)wake up
theywake up

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
Iwoke up
youwoke up
he/she/itwoke up
wewoke up
you (pl.)woke up
theywoke up

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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