The past tense of speak: The verb speak is an irregular verb. The past and past participle of the verb speak is spoke and spoken, respectively. The principal forms of the verb speak are given below.
Meaning: say words/ formal talk/ to use the voice to produce words
Infinitive: to speak
Perfect Infinitive: to have spoken
Past Form: spoke
Past Participle: spoken
Present Participle: speaking
How Do You Conjugate the Verb Speak in Active and Passive Voice?
Conjugating the Verb Speak Active Voice
Speak Present Simple TenseÂ
- I speakÂ
- He (She, It) speaksÂ
- We/You/They speak
Speak Past Simple TenseÂ
- I spokeÂ
- He (She, It) spokeÂ
- We/You/They spokeÂ
Speak Future Simple TenseÂ
- I will/shall speakÂ
- He (She, It) will/shall speakÂ
- We/You/They will/shall speak
Speak Present Continuous Tense
- I am + present participle of speak Â
- He (She, It) is + present participle of speakÂ
- We/You/They are + present participle of speakÂ
Speak Past Continuous Tense
- I was + present participle of speak Â
- He (She, It) was + present participle of speak Â
- We/You/They were + present participle of speakÂ
Speak Future Continuous Tense
- I will/shall be + present participle of speakÂ
- He (She, It) will/shall be + present participle of speak Â
- We/You/They will/shall be + present participle of speakÂ
Speak Present Perfect Tense
- I have spokenÂ
- He (She, It) has spokenÂ
- We/You/They have spokenÂ
Speak Past PerfectÂ
- I had spokenÂ
- He (She, It) had spokenÂ
- We/You/They had spokenÂ
Speak Future PerfectÂ
- I will/shall have spokenÂ
- He (She, It) will/shall have spokenÂ
- We/You/They will/shall have spokenÂ
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I/We have been + present participle of speakÂ
- He (She, It) has been + present participle of speakÂ
- You/They have been + present participle of speakÂ
Past Continuous Perfect Tense
- I/We had been + present participle of speakÂ
- He (She, It) had been + present participle of speakÂ
- You/They had been + present participle of speakÂ
Future Continuous Perfect Tense
- I/We will have been + present participle of speakÂ
- He (She, It) will have been + present participle of speakÂ
- You/They will have been + present participle of speakÂ
Conjugating the Verb Speak Passive Voice
Speak Present Simple TenseÂ
- I am spoken
- He (She, It) is spoken
- We/You/They are spoken
Speak Past Simple TenseÂ
- I was spoken
- He (She, It) was spoken
- We/You/They were spoken
Speak Future Simple TenseÂ
- I will/shall be spoken
- He (She, It) will/shall be spoken
- We/You/They will/shall be spoken
Speak Present Continuous Tense
- I am being spoken
- He (She, It) is being spoken
- We/You/They are being spoken
Speak Past Continuous Tense
- I was being spoken
- He (She, It) was being spoken
- We/You/They were being spoken
Speak Future Continuous Te
- I will/shall be being spoken
- He (She, It) will/shall be being spoken
- We/You/They will/shall be being spoken
Speak Present PerfectÂ
- I have been spoken
- He (She, It) has been spoken
- We/You/They have been spoken
Speak Past PerfectÂ
- I had been spoken
- He (She, It) had been spoken
- We/You/They had been spoken
Speak Future PerfectÂ
- I will/shall have been spoken
- He (She, It) will/shall have been spoken
- We/You/They will/shall have been spoken
Conjugation of Speak Subjunctive Mood Active Voice
Present
- If I speakÂ
- If we speakÂ
- If you speakÂ
- If he (she, it) speakÂ
- If they speakÂ
PastÂ
- If I spokeÂ
- If we spokeÂ
- If you spokeÂ
- If he (she, it) spokeÂ
- If they spokeÂ
Future
- If I should speak
- If we should speakÂ
- If you should speakÂ
- If he (she, it) should speakÂ
- If they should speak
Conjugation of Speak Subjunctive Mood Passive Voice
Present
- If I be spokenÂ
- If we be spokenÂ
- If you be spokenÂ
- If he (she, it) be spokenÂ
- If they be spokenÂ
PastÂ
- If I were spokenÂ
- If we were spokenÂ
- If you were spokenÂ
- If you were spokenÂ
- If he (she, it) were spoken
- If they were spokenÂ
Future
- If I should be spokenÂ
- If we should be spokenÂ
- If you should be spokenÂ
- If he (she, it) should be spokenÂ
- If they should be spoken
Sentences with Speak (Spoke, Spoken)
- I can’t speak French. (present)
- The baby speaks really well. (present third person singular)
- The manager will be speaking in the debate tonight. (the present participle)
- The doctor spoke about the coronavirus. (past participle)
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