speak
- model verbⓘTo form the preterit, change the vowel(s) to -o- and append an -e after the final consonant if the word doesn't already end in -e. To form the past participle, add -n to the preterit. Verbs that follow this model:
presentⓘAlso known as: present simple or simple present
I
speak
you
speak
he, she, it
speaks
we
speak
you
speak
they
speak
simple pastⓘAlso known as: past simple or preterit
I
spoke
you
spoke
he, she, it
spoke
we
spoke
you
spoke
they
spoke
future
I
will speak
you
will speak
he, she, it
will speak
we
will speak
you
will speak
they
will speak
Perfect tenses
present perfect
I
have spoken
you
have spoken
he, she, it
has spoken
we
have spoken
you
have spoken
they
have spoken
past perfectⓘAlso known as: pluperfect
I
had spoken
you
had spoken
he, she, it
had spoken
we
had spoken
you
had spoken
they
had spoken
future perfect
I
will have spoken
you
will have spoken
he, she, it
will have spoken
we
will have spoken
you
will have spoken
they
will have spoken
Continuous (progressive) and emphatic tenses
present continuous
I
am speaking
you
are speaking
he, she, it
is speaking
we
are speaking
you
are speaking
they
are speaking
past continuous
I
was speaking
you
were speaking
he, she, it
was speaking
we
were speaking
you
were speaking
they
were speaking
present emphatic
I
do speak
you
do speak
he, she, it
does speak
we
do speak
you
do speak
they
do speak
past emphatic
I
did speak
you
did speak
he, she, it
did speak
we
did speak
you
did speak
they
did speak
Compound continuous (progressive) tenses
present perfect
I
have been speaking
you
have been speaking
he, she, it
has been speaking
we
have been speaking
you
have been speaking
they
have been speaking
past perfect
I
had been speaking
you
had been speaking
he, she, it
had been speaking
we
had been speaking
you
had been speaking
they
had been speaking
future
I
will be speaking
you
will be speaking
he, she, it
will be speaking
we
will be speaking
you
will be speaking
they
will be speaking
future perfect
I
will have been speaking
you
will have been speaking
he, she, it
will have been speaking
we
will have been speaking
you
will have been speaking
they
will have been speaking
Conditional
present
I
would speak
you
would speak
he, she, it
would speak
we
would speak
you
would speak
they
would speak
perfectⓘAlso known as: past conditional
I
would have spoken
you
would have spoken
he, she, it
would have spoken
we
would have spoken
you
would have spoken
they
would have spoken
present continuous
I
would be speaking
you
would be speaking
he, she, it
would be speaking
we
would be speaking
you
would be speaking
they
would be speaking
perfect continuous
I
would have been speaking
you
would have been speaking
he, she, it
would have been speaking
we
would have been speaking
you
would have been speaking
they
would have been speaking
Imperative
present
–
(you)
speak!
–
(we)
let's speak!
(you)
speak!
–
Subjunctive
present
I
speak
you
speak
he, she, it
speak
we
speak
you
speak
they
speak
past
I
spoke
you
spoke
he, she, it
spoke
we
spoke
you
spoke
they
spoke
past perfectⓘAlso known as: pluperfect subjunctive
I
had spoken
you
had spoken
he, she, it
had spoken
we
had spoken
you
had spoken
they
had spoken
future
I
should speak
you
should speak
he, she, it
should speak
we
should speak
you
should speak
they
should speak
Note: One may encounter the archaic present tense forms thou speakest, thou speak'st, and thou speaketh, or the preterit forms thou spakest and I/she/he spake.
*Blue letters in conjugations are irregular
forms. (example) *Red letters in conjugations are exceptions to
the model. (example)