to constitute — English conjugation

Frequency#1262Regular

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
Iconstitute
youconstitute
he/she/itconstitutes
weconstitute
you (pl.)constitute
theyconstitute

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
Iconstituted
youconstituted
he/she/itconstituted
weconstituted
you (pl.)constituted
theyconstituted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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