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speak for speak in tongues speak of the devil speak out speak up

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English conjugation of the verb "to speak" in Present Simple Tense

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Definition & Examples

Simple Forms

Basic Forms

Infinitive
to speak

Imperative
speak
let's speak
speak

Present Participle
speaking

Past Participle
spoken

Indicative:

Present

I speak
you speak
he/she/it speaks
we speak
you speak
they speak

Compound Forms

Indicative

Present continuous

I am speaking
you are speaking
he/she/it is speaking
we are speaking
you are speaking
they are speaking

Present perfect

I have spoken
you have spoken
he/she/it has spoken
we have spoken
you have spoken
they have spoken

Future

I will speak
you will speak
he/she/it will speak
we will speak
you will speak
they will speak

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

Past continuous

I was speaking
you were speaking
he/she/it was speaking
we were speaking
you were speaking
they were speaking

Past perfect

I had spoken
you had spoken
he/she/it had spoken
we had spoken
you had spoken
they had spoken

Future continuous

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

Present perfect continuous

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 continuous

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 perfect continuous

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

Basic Forms

Infinitive
not to speak

Imperative
do not speak
let's not speak
do not speak

Present Participle
not speaking

Past Participle
not spoken

Present

I do not speak
you do not speak
he/she/it does not speak
we do not speak
you do not speak
they do not speak

Past

I did not speak
you did not speak
he/she/it did not speak
we did not speak
you did not speak
they did not speak

Present continuous

I am not speaking
you are not speaking
he/she/it is not speaking
we are not speaking
you are not speaking
they are not speaking

Present perfect

I have not spoken
you have not spoken
he/she/it has not spoken
we have not spoken
you have not spoken
they have not spoken

Future

I will not speak
you will not speak
he/she/it will not speak
we will not speak
you will not speak
they will not speak

Future Perfect

I will not have spoken
you will not have spoken
he/she/it will not have spoken
we will not have spoken
you will not have spoken
they will not have spoken

Past continuous

I was not speaking
you were not speaking
he/she/it was not speaking
we were not speaking
you were not speaking
they were not speaking

Past perfect

I had not spoken
you had not spoken
he/she/it had not spoken
we had not spoken
you had not spoken
they had not spoken

Future continuous

I will not be speaking
you will not be speaking
he/she/it will not be speaking
we will not be speaking
you will not be speaking
they will not be speaking

Present perfect continuous

I have not been speaking
you have not been speaking
he/she/it has not been speaking
we have not been speaking
you have not been speaking
they have not been speaking

Past perfect continuous

I had not been speaking
you had not been speaking
he/she/it had not been speaking
we had not been speaking
you had not been speaking
they had not been speaking

Future perfect continuous

I will not have been speaking
you will not have been speaking
he/she/it will not have been speaking
we will not have been speaking
you will not have been speaking
they will not have been speaking

Indicative:

Present

do I speak ?
do you speak ?
does he/she/it speak ?
do we speak ?
do you speak ?
do they speak ?

Past

did I speak ?
did you speak ?
did he/she/it speak ?
did we speak ?
did you speak ?
did they speak ?

Indicative

Present continuous

am I speaking ?
are you speaking ?
is he/she/it speaking ?
are we speaking ?
are you speaking ?
are they speaking ?

Present perfect

have I spoken ?
have you spoken ?
has he/she/it spoken ?
have we spoken ?
have you spoken ?
have they spoken ?

Future

will I speak ?
will you speak ?
will he/she/it speak ?
will we speak ?
will you speak ?
will they speak ?

Future Perfect

will I have spoken ?
will you have spoken ?
will he/she/it have spoken ?
will we have spoken ?
will you have spoken ?
will they have spoken ?

Past continuous

was I speaking ?
were you speaking ?
was he/she/it speaking ?
were we speaking ?
were you speaking ?
were they speaking ?

Past perfect

had I spoken ?
had you spoken ?
had he/she/it spoken ?
had we spoken ?
had you spoken ?
had they spoken ?

Future continuous

will I be speaking ?
will you be speaking ?
will he/she/it be speaking ?
will we be speaking ?
will you be speaking ?
will they be speaking ?

Present perfect continuous

have I been speaking ?
have you been speaking ?
has he/she/it been speaking ?
have we been speaking ?
have you been speaking ?
have they been speaking ?

Past perfect continuous

had I been speaking ?
had you been speaking ?
had he/she/it been speaking ?
had we been speaking ?
had you been speaking ?
had they been speaking ?

Future perfect continuous

will I have been speaking ?
will you have been speaking ?
will he/she/it have been speaking ?
will we have been speaking ?
will you have been speaking ?
will they have been speaking ?

See also verbs with similar meaning: speak for, speak in tongues, speak of the devil, speak out, speak up

Definitions:

- Express in speech
- Exchange thoughts; talk with
- Use language
- Give a speech to
- Make a characteristic or natural sound

Examples:

- This depressed patient does not verbalize
- Actions talk louder than words
- They speak a strange dialect
- The chairman addressed the board of trustees
- The drums spoke