Meaning: communicate thoughts or feelings using speech rather than writing.
Talk Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1): | Talk |
| Past Tense (V2): | Talked |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Talked |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Talking |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Talks |
Talk Past Tense:
Past Tense of Talk is Talked.
Example: Sarah talked softly.
Talk Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Talk is Talked.
Example: Sarah has talked softly.
Talk Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Talk is Talking.
Example: Sarah is talking softly.
Talk 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Talk is Talks.
Example: Sarah talks softly.
Talk Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I talk softly.
- We/You/They talk softly.
- He/She/It/Adam talks softly.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am talking softly.
- We/You/They are talking softly.
- He/She/It/Adam is talking softly.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have talked softly.
- We/You/They have talked softly.
- He/She/It/Adam has talked softly.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been talking softly.
- We/You/They have been talking softly.
- He/She/It/Adam has been talking softly.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I talked softly.
- We/You/They talked softly.
- He/She/It/Adam talked softly.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was talking softly.
- We/You/They were talking softly.
- He/She/It/Adam was talking softly.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had talked softly.
- We/You/They had talked softly.
- He/She/It/Adam had talked softly.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been talking softly.
- We/You/They had been talking softly.
- He/She/It/Adam had been talking softly.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will talk softly.
- We/You/They will talk softly.
- He/She/It/Adam will talk softly.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be talking softly.
- We/You/They will be talking softly.
- He/She/It/Adam will be talking softly.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have talked softly.
- We/You/They will have talked softly.
- He/She/It/Adam will have talked softly.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been talking softly.
- We/You/They will have been talking softly.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been talking softly.
Past Tense of Talk Phrasal Verbs
| Talk Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Talk over | Talked over |
| Talk out | Talked out |
| Talk into | Talked into |
| Talk about | Talked about |
| Talk up | Talked up |
| Talk down | Talked down |
| Talk with | Talked with |
| Talk back | Talked back |
| Talk on | Talked on |
| Talk to | Talked to |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Talk?
Future Tense of talk is “will talk”.
What is the Present Tense of Talk?
Present Tense of talk is “talk + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | talk |
| He/she/it/singular name | talks |
| Present participle | talking |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Talk?
Past perfect tense of take is “had talked”.
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