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ENGLISH VERB

speak up

to speak; to speak up

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: speaking up
  • Past participle: spoken up

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I speak
  2. you you speak
  3. he, she, it he speaks
  4. we we speak
  5. they they speak

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I spoke
  2. you you spoke
  3. he, she, it he spoke
  4. we we speak
  5. they they spoke

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will speak
  2. you you will speak
  3. he, she, it he will speak
  4. we we will speak
  5. they they will speak

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am speaking
  2. you you are speaking
  3. he, she, it he is speaking
  4. we we are speaking
  5. they they are speaking

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already spoken
  2. you you have already spoken
  3. he, she, it he has already spoken
  4. we we have already spoken
  5. they they have already spoken

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would speak
  2. you you would speak
  3. he, she, it he would speak
  4. we we would speak
  5. they they would speak

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. speak!

How to use speak up

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    My daughter speaks up when something is unfair.

    My daughter speaks up when something is unfair.

  2. Past

    Nobody spoke up at the meeting, so nothing changed.

    No one spoke up at the meeting, so nothing changed.

  3. Future

    Next time, I will speak up about the schedule.

    Next time, I'll talk about the schedule.

  4. Present continuous

    More employees are speaking up about the noise.

    More employees are speaking up about the noise.

  5. Present perfect

    I should have spoken up years ago.

    I should have spoken up years ago.

  6. Conditional

    I would speak up if the food were cold.

    I would complain if the food were cold.

  7. Imperative

    Speak up, please, the line is bad.

    Speak louder, please, the call is bad.

Good to know

  • "Speak up" means speaking louder or saying what you think: "Speak up, I can't hear you".

Where you hear speak up

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • Today, I speak up. Back then, I didn't. Today, I speak up. Back then, I didn't.
  • At the vote, nobody from my street spoke up. At the vote, nobody from my street spoke up.
  • Next time, I'll speak up. Next time, I'll speak up.
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If I had spoken

Advanced Level 1 · spoken up · I had spoken up

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