to worry — English conjugation

Frequency#326Regular

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
Iworry
youworry
he/she/itworries
weworry
you (pl.)worry
theyworry

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
Iworried
youworried
he/she/itworried
weworried
you (pl.)worried
theyworried

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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