to condense — English conjugation

Frequency#1575Regular

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
Icondense
youcondense
he/she/itcondenses
wecondense
you (pl.)condense
theycondense

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
Icondensed
youcondensed
he/she/itcondensed
wecondensed
you (pl.)condensed
theycondensed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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