to wear out — English conjugation

Frequency#19774Irregular

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
Iwear out
youwear out
he/she/itwears out
wewear out
you (pl.)wear out
theywear out

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
Iwore out
youwore out
he/she/itwore out
wewore out
you (pl.)wore out
theywore out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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