to deafen — English conjugation

Frequency#1987Regular

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
Ideafen
youdeafen
he/she/itdeafens
wedeafen
you (pl.)deafen
theydeafen

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
Ideafened
youdeafened
he/she/itdeafened
wedeafened
you (pl.)deafened
theydeafened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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