to yerk — English conjugation

Frequency#19854Regular

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
Iyerk
youyerk
he/she/ityerks
weyerk
you (pl.)yerk
theyyerk

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
Iyerked
youyerked
he/she/ityerked
weyerked
you (pl.)yerked
theyyerked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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