to yawn — English conjugation

Frequency#1791Regular

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
Iyawn
youyawn
he/she/ityawns
weyawn
you (pl.)yawn
theyyawn

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
Iyawned
youyawned
he/she/ityawned
weyawned
you (pl.)yawned
theyyawned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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