to delineate — English conjugation

Frequency#1897Regular

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
Idelineate
youdelineate
he/she/itdelineates
wedelineate
you (pl.)delineate
theydelineate

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
Idelineated
youdelineated
he/she/itdelineated
wedelineated
you (pl.)delineated
theydelineated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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