to damage — English conjugation

Frequency#581Regular

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
Idamage
youdamage
he/she/itdamages
wedamage
you (pl.)damage
theydamage

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
Idamaged
youdamaged
he/she/itdamaged
wedamaged
you (pl.)damaged
theydamaged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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