to delete — English conjugation

Frequency#1415Regular

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
Idelete
youdelete
he/she/itdeletes
wedelete
you (pl.)delete
theydelete

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
Ideleted
youdeleted
he/she/itdeleted
wedeleted
you (pl.)deleted
theydeleted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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