to depict — English conjugation

Frequency#999Regular

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
Idepict
youdepict
he/she/itdepicts
wedepict
you (pl.)depict
theydepict

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
Idepicted
youdepicted
he/she/itdepicted
wedepicted
you (pl.)depicted
theydepicted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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