to work out — English conjugation

Frequency#19820Irregular

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
Iwork out
youwork out
he/she/itworks out
wework out
you (pl.)work out
theywork 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
Iworked out
youworked out
he/she/itworked out
weworked out
you (pl.)worked out
theyworked 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 working out
youare working out
he/she/itis working out
weare working out
you (pl.)are working out
theyare working 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 working out
youwere working out
he/she/itwas working out
wewere working out
you (pl.)were working out
theywere working 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 worked out
youhave worked out
he/she/ithas worked out
wehave worked out
you (pl.)have worked out
theyhave worked 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 worked out
youhad worked out
he/she/ithad worked out
wehad worked out
you (pl.)had worked out
theyhad worked 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 work out
youwill work out
he/she/itwill work out
wewill work out
you (pl.)will work out
theywill work 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 working out
youwill be working out
he/she/itwill be working out
wewill be working out
you (pl.)will be working out
theywill be working 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 worked out
youwill have worked out
he/she/itwill have worked out
wewill have worked out
you (pl.)will have worked out
theywill have worked 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 work out
youwould work out
he/she/itwould work out
wewould work out
you (pl.)would work out
theywould work out