to deaden — English conjugation

Frequency#2578Regular

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
Ideaden
youdeaden
he/she/itdeadens
wedeaden
you (pl.)deaden
theydeaden

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
Ideadened
youdeadened
he/she/itdeadened
wedeadened
you (pl.)deadened
theydeadened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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