to declare — English conjugation

Frequency#589Regular

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
Ideclare
youdeclare
he/she/itdeclares
wedeclare
you (pl.)declare
theydeclare

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
Ideclared
youdeclared
he/she/itdeclared
wedeclared
you (pl.)declared
theydeclared

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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