to determine — English conjugation

Frequency#411Regular

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
Idetermine
youdetermine
he/she/itdetermines
wedetermine
you (pl.)determine
theydetermine

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
Idetermined
youdetermined
he/she/itdetermined
wedetermined
you (pl.)determined
theydetermined

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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