to defecate — English conjugation

Frequency#5738Regular

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
Idefecate
youdefecate
he/she/itdefecates
wedefecate
you (pl.)defecate
theydefecate

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
Idefecated
youdefecated
he/she/itdefecated
wedefecated
you (pl.)defecated
theydefecated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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