to demean — English conjugation

Frequency#5841Regular

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
Idemean
youdemean
he/she/itdemeans
wedemean
you (pl.)demean
theydemean

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
Idemeaned
youdemeaned
he/she/itdemeaned
wedemeaned
you (pl.)demeaned
theydemeaned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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