to amputate — English conjugation

Frequency#1943Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iamputate
youamputate
he/she/itamputates
weamputate
you (pl.)amputate
theyamputate

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iamputated
youamputated
he/she/itamputated
weamputated
you (pl.)amputated
theyamputated

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam amputating
youare amputating
he/she/itis amputating
weare amputating
you (pl.)are amputating
theyare amputating

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas amputating
youwere amputating
he/she/itwas amputating
wewere amputating
you (pl.)were amputating
theywere amputating

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave amputated
youhave amputated
he/she/ithas amputated
wehave amputated
you (pl.)have amputated
theyhave amputated

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad amputated
youhad amputated
he/she/ithad amputated
wehad amputated
you (pl.)had amputated
theyhad amputated

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill amputate
youwill amputate
he/she/itwill amputate
wewill amputate
you (pl.)will amputate
theywill amputate

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be amputating
youwill be amputating
he/she/itwill be amputating
wewill be amputating
you (pl.)will be amputating
theywill be amputating

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have amputated
youwill have amputated
he/she/itwill have amputated
wewill have amputated
you (pl.)will have amputated
theywill have amputated

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould amputate
youwould amputate
he/she/itwould amputate
wewould amputate
you (pl.)would amputate
theywould amputate