regular model: work
verbs ending in -e: like

work - model verb

Variants of the regular models:

  1. pass -s, -sh, -x, -o: +e
  2. try -y>ie
  3. omit -X>-XX
  4. die -ie: -ie>y
  5. agree -ee: +d

Irregular past tense models:

  1. cost invar.
  2. feed vowel: long>short
  3. find i>ou
  4. know [o,a]>e
  5. mean +t
  6. panic -k-
  7. pay -ay>aid
  8. send -d>-t
  9. sing i>a, u
  10. show >ed, -n
  11. stick a>u, i>u
  12. sleep -ee_>-e_t
  13. speak >o_e, o_en
  14. spell >ed, -t
  15. take -ake>-ook, -aken
  16. think >-ought
  17. wear -ear>-ore, -orn
  18. write -i_e>o_e, i_en

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work

work' is the regular model.
infinitive:
present participle:
past participle:
(to) work
working
worked
definition
in Spanish
in French
in Italian

Indicative

presentAlso known as:
present simple or simple present
Iwork
youwork
he, she, itworks
wework
youwork
theywork
simple pastAlso known as:
past simple or preterit
Iworked
youworked
he, she, itworked
weworked
youworked
theyworked
future
Iwill work
youwill work
he, she, itwill work
wewill work
youwill work
theywill work

Perfect tenses

present perfect
Ihave worked
youhave worked
he, she, ithas worked
wehave worked
youhave worked
theyhave worked
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect
Ihad worked
youhad worked
he, she, ithad worked
wehad worked
youhad worked
theyhad worked
future perfect
Iwill have worked
youwill have worked
he, she, itwill have worked
wewill have worked
youwill have worked
theywill have worked

Continuous (progressive) and emphatic tenses

present continuous
Iam working
youare working
he, she, itis working
weare working
youare working
theyare working
past continuous
Iwas working
youwere working
he, she, itwas working
wewere working
youwere working
theywere working
present emphatic
Ido work
youdo work
he, she, itdoes work
wedo work
youdo work
theydo work
past emphatic
Idid work
youdid work
he, she, itdid work
wedid work
youdid work
theydid work

Compound continuous (progressive) tenses

present perfect
Ihave been working
youhave been working
he, she, ithas been working
wehave been working
youhave been working
theyhave been working
past perfect
Ihad been working
youhad been working
he, she, ithad been working
wehad been working
youhad been working
theyhad been working
future
Iwill be working
youwill be working
he, she, itwill be working
wewill be working
youwill be working
theywill be working
future perfect
Iwill have been working
youwill have been working
he, she, itwill have been working
wewill have been working
youwill have been working
theywill have been working

Conditional

present
Iwould work
youwould work
he, she, itwould work
wewould work
youwould work
theywould work
perfectAlso known as:
past conditional
Iwould have worked
youwould have worked
he, she, itwould have worked
wewould have worked
youwould have worked
theywould have worked
present continuous
Iwould be working
youwould be working
he, she, itwould be working
wewould be working
youwould be working
theywould be working
perfect continuous
Iwould have been working
youwould have been working
he, she, itwould have been working
wewould have been working
youwould have been working
theywould have been working

Imperative

present
(you)work!
(we)let's work!
(you)work!

Subjunctive

present
Iwork
youwork
he, she, itwork
wework
youwork
theywork
past
Iworked
youworked
he, she, itworked
weworked
youworked
theyworked
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect subjunctive
Ihad worked
youhad worked
he, she, ithad worked
wehad worked
youhad worked
theyhad worked
future
Ishould work
youshould work
he, she, itshould work
weshould work
youshould work
theyshould work

  Note: In older texts, one may encounter the archaic form wrought as a preterit or past participle; it is now used only as an adjective in compounds such as "wrought iron."  

*Blue letters in conjugations are irregular forms. (example)
*Red letters in conjugations are exceptions to the model. (example)

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