to degrade — English conjugation

Frequency#1030Regular

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
Idegrade
youdegrade
he/she/itdegrades
wedegrade
you (pl.)degrade
theydegrade

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
Idegraded
youdegraded
he/she/itdegraded
wedegraded
you (pl.)degraded
theydegraded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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