to whip — English conjugation

Frequency#1054Regular

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
Iwhip
youwhip
he/she/itwhips
wewhip
you (pl.)whip
theywhip

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
Iwhipped
youwhipped
he/she/itwhipped
wewhipped
you (pl.)whipped
theywhipped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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