to antedate — English conjugation

Frequency#3207Regular

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
Iantedate
youantedate
he/she/itantedates
weantedate
you (pl.)antedate
theyantedate

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
Iantedated
youantedated
he/she/itantedated
weantedated
you (pl.)antedated
theyantedated

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 antedating
youare antedating
he/she/itis antedating
weare antedating
you (pl.)are antedating
theyare antedating

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 antedating
youwere antedating
he/she/itwas antedating
wewere antedating
you (pl.)were antedating
theywere antedating

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 antedated
youhave antedated
he/she/ithas antedated
wehave antedated
you (pl.)have antedated
theyhave antedated

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 antedated
youhad antedated
he/she/ithad antedated
wehad antedated
you (pl.)had antedated
theyhad antedated

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 antedate
youwill antedate
he/she/itwill antedate
wewill antedate
you (pl.)will antedate
theywill antedate

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 antedating
youwill be antedating
he/she/itwill be antedating
wewill be antedating
you (pl.)will be antedating
theywill be antedating

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 antedated
youwill have antedated
he/she/itwill have antedated
wewill have antedated
you (pl.)will have antedated
theywill have antedated

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 antedate
youwould antedate
he/she/itwould antedate
wewould antedate
you (pl.)would antedate
theywould antedate