to deal with — English conjugation

Frequency#16488Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	deal with
you	deal with
he/she/it	deals with
we	deal with
you (pl.)	deal with
they	deal with

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	dealt with
you	dealt with
he/she/it	dealt with
we	dealt with
you (pl.)	dealt with
they	dealt with

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	am dealing with
you	are dealing with
he/she/it	is dealing with
we	are dealing with
you (pl.)	are dealing with
they	are dealing with

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	was dealing with
you	were dealing with
he/she/it	was dealing with
we	were dealing with
you (pl.)	were dealing with
they	were dealing with

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	have dealt with
you	have dealt with
he/she/it	has dealt with
we	have dealt with
you (pl.)	have dealt with
they	have dealt with

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	had dealt with
you	had dealt with
he/she/it	had dealt with
we	had dealt with
you (pl.)	had dealt with
they	had dealt with

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will deal with
you	will deal with
he/she/it	will deal with
we	will deal with
you (pl.)	will deal with
they	will deal with

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will be dealing with
you	will be dealing with
he/she/it	will be dealing with
we	will be dealing with
you (pl.)	will be dealing with
they	will be dealing with

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	will have dealt with
you	will have dealt with
he/she/it	will have dealt with
we	will have dealt with
you (pl.)	will have dealt with
they	will have dealt with

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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.

Pronoun	English
I	would deal with
you	would deal with
he/she/it	would deal with
we	would deal with
you (pl.)	would deal with
they	would deal with