to decompose — English conjugation

Frequency#1135Regular

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
Idecompose
youdecompose
he/she/itdecomposes
wedecompose
you (pl.)decompose
theydecompose

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
Idecomposed
youdecomposed
he/she/itdecomposed
wedecomposed
you (pl.)decomposed
theydecomposed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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