to detach — English conjugation

Frequency#415Regular

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
Idetach
youdetach
he/she/itdetaches
wedetach
you (pl.)detach
theydetach

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
Idetached
youdetached
he/she/itdetached
wedetached
you (pl.)detached
theydetached

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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