to detort — English conjugation

Frequency#16556Regular

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
Idetort
youdetort
he/she/itdetorts
wedetort
you (pl.)detort
theydetort

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
Idetorted
youdetorted
he/she/itdetorted
wedetorted
you (pl.)detorted
theydetorted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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