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How can you conjugate To speak?

Here's how to conjugate the verb "to speak" in English, along with examples:

Present Tense

* I speak (singular)

* You speak (singular/plural)

* He/She/It speaks (singular)

* We speak (plural)

* They speak (plural)

Past Tense

* I spoke (singular)

* You spoke (singular/plural)

* He/She/It spoke (singular)

* We spoke (plural)

* They spoke (plural)

Present Participle (or -ing form)

* Speaking

Past Participle

* Spoken

Examples:

* Present Tense: "I speak English fluently."

* Past Tense: "We spoke about the weather yesterday."

* Present Participle: "He is speaking on the phone."

* Past Participle: "The language has been spoken for centuries."

Note: English is a relatively simple language when it comes to verb conjugation. The only real change happens in the third-person singular present tense (he/she/it) where an "s" is added to the verb (e.g., "speaks").

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