to denote — English conjugation

Frequency#1416Regular

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
Idenote
youdenote
he/she/itdenotes
wedenote
you (pl.)denote
theydenote

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
Idenoted
youdenoted
he/she/itdenoted
wedenoted
you (pl.)denoted
theydenoted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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