to cheapen — English conjugation

Frequency#4496Regular

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
Icheapen
youcheapen
he/she/itcheapens
wecheapen
you (pl.)cheapen
theycheapen

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
Icheapened
youcheapened
he/she/itcheapened
wecheapened
you (pl.)cheapened
theycheapened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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