Is Speak Present Tense

The past tense of speak is spoke or spake (archaic). The third-person singular simple present indicative form of speak is speaks. The present participle of speak is speaking. The past participle of speak is spoken.

What tense is speak?

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Tensespeakspeakingspoke or ( archaic ) spake

What is considered present tense?

The PRESENT TENSE indicates that an action is present, now, relative to the speaker or writer. Generally, it is used to describe actions that are factual or habitual — things that occur in the present but that are not necessarily happening right now: “It rains a lot in Portland” is a kind of timeless statement.

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