to decrease — English conjugation

Frequency#611Regular

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
Idecrease
youdecrease
he/she/itdecreases
wedecrease
you (pl.)decrease
theydecrease

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
Idecreased
youdecreased
he/she/itdecreased
wedecreased
you (pl.)decreased
theydecreased

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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