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Conjugation model: to speak

> o_e, o_en

Rule > o_e, o_en

The vowel becomes o in the past, with an -en participle (speak → spoke → spoken).

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to

speak

Indicative

Present

Affirmative
  1. Ispeak
  2. youspeak
  3. he, she, itspeaks
  4. wespeak
  5. youspeak
  6. theyspeak
Negative
  1. Ido not speak
  2. youdo not speak
  3. he, she, itdoes not speak
  4. wedo not speak
  5. youdo not speak
  6. theydo not speak
Interrogative
  1. DoI speak?
  2. Doyou speak?
  3. Doeshe, she, it speak?
  4. Dowe speak?
  5. Doyou speak?
  6. Dothey speak?
Passive
  1. Iam spoken
  2. youare spoken
  3. he, she, itis spoken
  4. weare spoken
  5. youare spoken
  6. theyare spoken

Simple past

Affirmative
  1. Ispoke
  2. youspoke
  3. he, she, itspoke
  4. wespoke
  5. youspoke
  6. theyspoke
Negative
  1. Idid not speak
  2. youdid not speak
  3. he, she, itdid not speak
  4. wedid not speak
  5. youdid not speak
  6. theydid not speak
Interrogative
  1. DidI speak?
  2. Didyou speak?
  3. Didhe, she, it speak?
  4. Didwe speak?
  5. Didyou speak?
  6. Didthey speak?
Passive
  1. Iwas spoken
  2. youwere spoken
  3. he, she, itwas spoken
  4. wewere spoken
  5. youwere spoken
  6. theywere spoken

Future

Affirmative
  1. Iwill speak
  2. youwill speak
  3. he, she, itwill speak
  4. wewill speak
  5. youwill speak
  6. theywill speak
Negative
  1. Iwill not speak
  2. youwill not speak
  3. he, she, itwill not speak
  4. wewill not speak
  5. youwill not speak
  6. theywill not speak
Interrogative
  1. WillI speak?
  2. Willyou speak?
  3. Willhe, she, it speak?
  4. Willwe speak?
  5. Willyou speak?
  6. Willthey speak?
Passive
  1. Iwill be spoken
  2. youwill be spoken
  3. he, she, itwill be spoken
  4. wewill be spoken
  5. youwill be spoken
  6. theywill be spoken

Present perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihave spoken
  2. youhave spoken
  3. he, she, ithas spoken
  4. wehave spoken
  5. youhave spoken
  6. theyhave spoken
Negative
  1. Ihave not spoken
  2. youhave not spoken
  3. he, she, ithas not spoken
  4. wehave not spoken
  5. youhave not spoken
  6. theyhave not spoken
Interrogative
  1. HaveI spoken?
  2. Haveyou spoken?
  3. Hashe, she, it spoken?
  4. Havewe spoken?
  5. Haveyou spoken?
  6. Havethey spoken?
Passive
  1. Ihave been spoken
  2. youhave been spoken
  3. he, she, ithas been spoken
  4. wehave been spoken
  5. youhave been spoken
  6. theyhave been spoken

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad spoken
  2. youhad spoken
  3. he, she, ithad spoken
  4. wehad spoken
  5. youhad spoken
  6. theyhad spoken
Negative
  1. Ihad not spoken
  2. youhad not spoken
  3. he, she, ithad not spoken
  4. wehad not spoken
  5. youhad not spoken
  6. theyhad not spoken
Interrogative
  1. HadI spoken?
  2. Hadyou spoken?
  3. Hadhe, she, it spoken?
  4. Hadwe spoken?
  5. Hadyou spoken?
  6. Hadthey spoken?
Passive
  1. Ihad been spoken
  2. youhad been spoken
  3. he, she, ithad been spoken
  4. wehad been spoken
  5. youhad been spoken
  6. theyhad been spoken

Future perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have spoken
  2. youwill have spoken
  3. he, she, itwill have spoken
  4. wewill have spoken
  5. youwill have spoken
  6. theywill have spoken
Negative
  1. Iwill not have spoken
  2. youwill not have spoken
  3. he, she, itwill not have spoken
  4. wewill not have spoken
  5. youwill not have spoken
  6. theywill not have spoken
Interrogative
  1. WillI have spoken?
  2. Willyou have spoken?
  3. Willhe, she, it have spoken?
  4. Willwe have spoken?
  5. Willyou have spoken?
  6. Willthey have spoken?
Passive
  1. Iwill have been spoken
  2. youwill have been spoken
  3. he, she, itwill have been spoken
  4. wewill have been spoken
  5. youwill have been spoken
  6. theywill have been spoken

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iam speaking
  2. youare speaking
  3. he, she, itis speaking
  4. weare speaking
  5. youare speaking
  6. theyare speaking
Negative
  1. Iam not speaking
  2. youare not speaking
  3. he, she, itis not speaking
  4. weare not speaking
  5. youare not speaking
  6. theyare not speaking
Interrogative
  1. AmI speaking?
  2. Areyou speaking?
  3. Ishe, she, it speaking?
  4. Arewe speaking?
  5. Areyou speaking?
  6. Arethey speaking?

Past continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwas speaking
  2. youwere speaking
  3. he, she, itwas speaking
  4. wewere speaking
  5. youwere speaking
  6. theywere speaking
Negative
  1. Iwas not speaking
  2. youwere not speaking
  3. he, she, itwas not speaking
  4. wewere not speaking
  5. youwere not speaking
  6. theywere not speaking
Interrogative
  1. WasI speaking?
  2. Wereyou speaking?
  3. Washe, she, it speaking?
  4. Werewe speaking?
  5. Wereyou speaking?
  6. Werethey speaking?

Future continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill be speaking
  2. youwill be speaking
  3. he, she, itwill be speaking
  4. wewill be speaking
  5. youwill be speaking
  6. theywill be speaking
Negative
  1. Iwill not be speaking
  2. youwill not be speaking
  3. he, she, itwill not be speaking
  4. wewill not be speaking
  5. youwill not be speaking
  6. theywill not be speaking
Interrogative
  1. WillI be speaking?
  2. Willyou be speaking?
  3. Willhe, she, it be speaking?
  4. Willwe be speaking?
  5. Willyou be speaking?
  6. Willthey be speaking?

Future perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have been speaking
  2. youwill have been speaking
  3. he, she, itwill have been speaking
  4. wewill have been speaking
  5. youwill have been speaking
  6. theywill have been speaking
Negative
  1. Iwill not have been speaking
  2. youwill not have been speaking
  3. he, she, itwill not have been speaking
  4. wewill not have been speaking
  5. youwill not have been speaking
  6. theywill not have been speaking
Interrogative
  1. WillI have been speaking?
  2. Willyou have been speaking?
  3. Willhe, she, it have been speaking?
  4. Willwe have been speaking?
  5. Willyou have been speaking?
  6. Willthey have been speaking?

Present perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihave been speaking
  2. youhave been speaking
  3. he, she, ithas been speaking
  4. wehave been speaking
  5. youhave been speaking
  6. theyhave been speaking
Negative
  1. Ihave not been speaking
  2. youhave not been speaking
  3. he, she, ithas not been speaking
  4. wehave not been speaking
  5. youhave not been speaking
  6. theyhave not been speaking
Interrogative
  1. HaveI been speaking?
  2. Haveyou been speaking?
  3. Hashe, she, it been speaking?
  4. Havewe been speaking?
  5. Haveyou been speaking?
  6. Havethey been speaking?

Past perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihad been speaking
  2. youhad been speaking
  3. he, she, ithad been speaking
  4. wehad been speaking
  5. youhad been speaking
  6. theyhad been speaking
Negative
  1. Ihad not been speaking
  2. youhad not been speaking
  3. he, she, ithad not been speaking
  4. wehad not been speaking
  5. youhad not been speaking
  6. theyhad not been speaking
Interrogative
  1. HadI been speaking?
  2. Hadyou been speaking?
  3. Hadhe, she, it been speaking?
  4. Hadwe been speaking?
  5. Hadyou been speaking?
  6. Hadthey been speaking?

Present emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Ido speak
  2. youdo speak
  3. he, she, itdoes speak
  4. wedo speak
  5. youdo speak
  6. theydo speak

Past emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Idid speak
  2. youdid speak
  3. he, she, itdid speak
  4. wedid speak
  5. youdid speak
  6. theydid speak

Conditional

Present

Affirmative
  1. Iwould speak
  2. youwould speak
  3. he, she, itwould speak
  4. wewould speak
  5. youwould speak
  6. theywould speak
Negative
  1. Iwould not speak
  2. youwould not speak
  3. he, she, itwould not speak
  4. wewould not speak
  5. youwould not speak
  6. theywould not speak
Interrogative
  1. WouldI speak?
  2. Wouldyou speak?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it speak?
  4. Wouldwe speak?
  5. Wouldyou speak?
  6. Wouldthey speak?
Passive
  1. Iwould be spoken
  2. youwould be spoken
  3. he, she, itwould be spoken
  4. wewould be spoken
  5. youwould be spoken
  6. theywould be spoken

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have spoken
  2. youwould have spoken
  3. he, she, itwould have spoken
  4. wewould have spoken
  5. youwould have spoken
  6. theywould have spoken
Negative
  1. Iwould not have spoken
  2. youwould not have spoken
  3. he, she, itwould not have spoken
  4. wewould not have spoken
  5. youwould not have spoken
  6. theywould not have spoken
Interrogative
  1. WouldI have spoken?
  2. Wouldyou have spoken?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it have spoken?
  4. Wouldwe have spoken?
  5. Wouldyou have spoken?
  6. Wouldthey have spoken?
Passive
  1. Iwould have been spoken
  2. youwould have been spoken
  3. he, she, itwould have been spoken
  4. wewould have been spoken
  5. youwould have been spoken
  6. theywould have been spoken

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould be speaking
  2. youwould be speaking
  3. he, she, itwould be speaking
  4. wewould be speaking
  5. youwould be speaking
  6. theywould be speaking

Perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have been speaking
  2. youwould have been speaking
  3. he, she, itwould have been speaking
  4. wewould have been speaking
  5. youwould have been speaking
  6. theywould have been speaking

Imperative

Present

Affirmative
  1. I—
  2. youspeak!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's speak!
  5. youspeak!
  6. they—
Negative
  1. I—
  2. youdon't speak!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's not speak!
  5. youdon't speak!
  6. they—

Subjunctive

Present

Affirmative
  1. Ispeak
  2. youspeak
  3. he, she, itspeak
  4. wespeak
  5. youspeak
  6. theyspeak

Past

Affirmative
  1. Ispoke
  2. youspoke
  3. he, she, itspoke
  4. wespoke
  5. youspoke
  6. theyspoke

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad spoken
  2. youhad spoken
  3. he, she, ithad spoken
  4. wehad spoken
  5. youhad spoken
  6. theyhad spoken

Future

Affirmative
  1. Ishould speak
  2. youshould speak
  3. he, she, itshould speak
  4. weshould speak
  5. youshould speak
  6. theyshould speak

Infinitive

Present

Affirmative
  1. (to) speak

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. (to) have spoken

Participle

Present

Affirmative
  1. speaking

Past

Affirmative
  1. spoken