to delegate — English conjugation

Frequency#706Regular

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
Idelegate
youdelegate
he/she/itdelegates
wedelegate
you (pl.)delegate
theydelegate

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
Idelegated
youdelegated
he/she/itdelegated
wedelegated
you (pl.)delegated
theydelegated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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