to dampen — English conjugation

Frequency#2133Regular

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
Idampen
youdampen
he/she/itdampens
wedampen
you (pl.)dampen
theydampen

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
Idampened
youdampened
he/she/itdampened
wedampened
you (pl.)dampened
theydampened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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